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Taliban captures check posts in Nangarhar in series of attacks
Taliban insurgents launched a series of attacks on Afghan security posts in Pachiragam, Haska Mina and Surkhrod districts in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday.
Hijratullah, Pachiragam district chief, said the Taliban had attacked check posts belonging to Afghan Army and local protection forces in the Pera Khel and Bama Khel areas.
He said casualties had been suffered by both sides but that the exact numbers were not known.
A local security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Ariana News that five checkpoints and a small base had collapsed to the Taliban and that six soldiers were killed.
He also said a further 13 had been captured by the Taliban, but that efforts are underway to free them.
In addition to this, the Taliban attacked the local army and local protection forces’ posts in the Tarale Kando area of Haska Mina district.
Obaidullah Shinwari, a member of the Nangarhar provincial council, said three checkpoints had collapsed to the insurgents and that five soldiers were killed and 18 others wounded – four of whom are in critical condition.
Meanwhile, Taliban insurgents attacked a police checkpoint in the Kakarak area of the Sorkh Road district, causing the checkpoint to collapse, officials said.
Farid Khan, a spokesman for the Nangarhar police chief, said two soldiers were killed and three others wounded at the checkpoint.
Farid said 20 Taliban insurgents were also killed in the clashes in the three districts.
The Taliban have also confirmed casualties, but the exact number is not clear.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
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
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
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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