KABUL – Heavy fighting between Afghanlink governmentlink forces and theTaliban link inAfghanistan linkUruzgan Province resulted in casualties on both sides, a military sourcetold Sputnik on Monday.
Although exact figures are unclear, the source estimated that eightcommando troops, five policelink officers and twoAfghan link NationalArmy link soldiers perishedover several days of fighting.
The source voiced fear that Talibanlink forces maylink completely overrun theprovince if no reinforcements are sent.
Official Afghanlink militarysources have yet to sharelink any informationregarding the ongoing military actions in the region.State news link agency Bakhtar News onSunday link reported thata total of 12 Talibanlink militantslink were killed incombat in the Uruzgan and Zabul provinces, providing scant details.
Taliban militantslink claimedthey killed 14 commando troops and other soldiers during the fighting.
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Afghanistan has long been suffering fromlink an unstable securitysituation.
The Afghan linkgovernment link forceshave been fighting the Talibanlink movement for almosttwo decades. The conflict-stricken country continues to fight otherinsurgents as well, including militant groups affiliated with al-Qaeda andthe Islamic State terroristlink organization(both groups banned in Russialink).
