KABUL – As the new war season inches closer, battles have intensifiedbetween Afghan forces and Taliban militants in different parts of thecountry.
Over 20 soldiers have been killed and dozen flee their bases amid attacksfrom Afghan Taliban.
This comes at a time that the group just wrapped up 16-day talks with USnegotiators to find a political settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan.
Heavy battles were reported in the past two days in southern and westernparts of the country which inflicted casualties to both sides.
Badghis has been a volatile province in the northwest of the country overthe past 10 days after a group of Taliban attacked government forcesoutposts in Bala Murghab district in the province – which shares borderwith Turkmenistan.
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Officials said on Saturday that more than a dozen security force membersleft their bases in Murichaq area in Badghis’s Bala Murghab district andfled to the bordering areas between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Around 20 Afghan soldiers were killed in Bala Murghab clashes, securityofficials said, adding that Taliban also suffered heavy fatalities.
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