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Clash kills 12 Taliban in N. Afghanistan: Official

Xinhua, November 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

A dozen Taliban fighters have been killed as clash flared up in Dasht-e-Archi district of the northern Kunduz province with Kunduz city as its capital 250 km north of Kabul, district governor Nasrudin Saadi said Tuesday.

"The clash erupted Monday night and so far 12 Taliban rebels have been killed and eight others injured," Saadi told Xinhua.

He also added that clash is still going on in the district.

There were no casualties on government forces, the official contended.

Taliban militants have yet to make comment.

Dasht-e-Archi had served as Taliban bastion in Kunduz province from where the militants organized their operations in Kunduz and the neighboring Baghlan and Takhar provinces.

The government forces after recapturing Kunduz city in mid October launched major offensive against Taliban bastion in Dasht-e-Archi and regained major parts of the district.

However, the Taliban offered stiff resistance and have been defending their grip in the restive district. Enditem