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Taliban attack kill 19 pro-government forces in Takhar

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2020)

At least 19 Afghan local forces – including public uprising forces and public police – were killed in clashes with the Taliban militants in Takhar province, a local official confirmed.

Mohammad Jawan Hijri, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that clashes broke out Sunday night after a large number of insurgents stormed the Khwaja Ghar district center of Takhar.

He added that five other members of the forces were also wounded in the incident.

Hijri said that the situation is under control as back-up forces were deployed in the area.

Meanwhile, the districts’ governor said that for a while some buildings of the police command and Meteorology station had fallen to the hands of the Taliban.

Blaming the government for providing inadequate support, the official said that the militants have also seized all weapons and equipment of Afghan forces during the attack.

The Taliban yet comment in this regard.

Public uprising forces are local residents who have picked up weapons and are fighting against the Taliban or other militant groups alongside the Afghan security and defense forces across the country.

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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days

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As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.

Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.

The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.

Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.

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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners

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Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.

Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.

This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.

Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.

Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.

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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand

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Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.

Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.

According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.

This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.

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