*At least 64 members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces(ANSDF) members and 120 civilians have been killed in the clashes in thelast ten days across the country, sources said.*
According to the sources, at least 27 members of security forces and 114civilians were also wounded in the clashes during the same period.
Reports indicate that clashes between security forces and the Talibanmilitants are underway in more than 20 provinces.
In a recent incident, the insurgents attack a military base in easternLogar province on Friday.
Footage shared on social media shows that several mortars fired by theTaliban hit a base located between the Dawlat Shah and Alishing district ofthe province.
Sources, however, told Ariana News that the Afghan forces have launched aclearance operation in the Alishing district of Logar.
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Meanwhile, the New York Times (NYT) reported that at least four districtsand dozens of military outposts and bases have been fallen to the Talibansince the beginning of foreign troopsک withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1.
According to the report, at least 26 outposts and bases in just 4 provinces— Laghman, Baghlan, Wardak, and Ghazni provinces – have surrendered to theTaliban, through “negotiated surrenders tactic”, according to villageelders and government officials.
The report indicates that negotiated Afghan troop surrenders tactic hasremoved hundreds of government forces from the battlefield, securedstrategic territory, and reaped weapons, ammunition, and vehicles for theTaliban — often without firing a shot.
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