国际英语资讯:9 border forces, 16 militants killed in clashes in S. Afghanistan: officer
<p><span word="KANDAHAR">KANDAHAR</span>, <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15-- <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> 16 <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Kandahar">Kandahar</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Gen">Gen</span>. <span word="Taddin">Taddin</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bordering">bordering</span> <span word="Shorabak">Shorabak</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="militant">militant</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>, 450 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Qari">Qari</span> <span word="Yousuf">Yousuf</span> <span word="Ahmadi">Ahmadi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purported">purported</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.</p><p><span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kandahar">Kandahar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="stronghold">stronghold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cordon">cordon</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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