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attack in the city of Lashkargah last night, a source said.
Zaman Hamdard, a front man for Helmand
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police chief, said that three security force members, including the police chief, were killed and two more were maimed.
He said that 15 Taliban were killed and seven more were maimed in the attack.
A security source said that the attack happened on Highway 601 that connects the city of Lashkargah with other parts of Helmand.
The attack comes as security agencies reported security incidents in at least 20 provinces on Thursday.
One of the incidents happened in Gereshk district in Helmand in which three army members were killed and five more were maimed in a car kaboom on Thursday, officials said.
Meanwhile,
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a police Humvee was targeted by a roadside kaboom blast in Kandahar province in which three police force members were killed, according to information by security agencies.
Moreover, local officials in the central province of Kapisa said that the father of a member of the Afghan army’s special unit was killed by the Taliban and his brother was taken hostage by the group early on Thursday.
A girl meanwhile was killed in a clash between security forces and the Taliban in Chaharbolak district in the northern province of Balkh on Thursday night.
Local officials said that two children and a woman were killed after a mortar shell hit their house in Badghis district on Thursday.
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Highway 601: 2019-02-04 Local Taliban leader Qari Janan killed with his 7 comrades in Helmand
Highway 601: 2020-10-13 Gov’t Deploys Additional Soldiers to Lashkargah Amid Clashes with Taliban
Highway 601: 2020-10-12 Officials Report Heavy, Ongoing Clashes Near Helmand’s Lashkargah City, 26 Talibs Toes Up
Highway 601: 2019-02-04 Local Taliban leader Qari Janan killed with his 7 comrades in Helmand