Officials fear death toll could rise as 'intense fighting' continues in western Afghanistan's Badghis province
FILE PHOTO: Afghan National Army officers take part in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan October 17, 2017.
Afghan Taliban attacked a government compound in western Badghis province, killing at least 20 troops and policemen, Afghan provincial officials said on Thursday. Mohammad Nasir Nazari, a provincial council member, said the "massive attack" took place before dawn on Thursday, and that it targeted the government headquarters in the district of Balal Murgab.He said that the lives of some 600 members of the security forces deployed there are under threat.Jamshid Shahabhi, spokesman for the Badgis' governor, said intense fighting in the district is still underway.
Demining projects have cleared about 80 percent of all the unexploded devices in Afghanistan, but recent fighting between the government and the Taliban is threatening those efforts
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