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KABUL: At least 15 security forces were killed in two attacks carried out by the Taliban insurgents in the provinces of Baghlan and Kunduz in the north and northeast respectively.
Sources in the provincial offices said on condition of anonymity that Taliban insurgents attacked two government forces’ checkpoints in the Arab Ha area of Char Dara district in Kunduz late Monday.
According to the sources, fire exchanges continued for several hours and the security forces called for reinforcement from the district center, but the reinforcement faced Taliban ambush on their way.
The source said that 10 police including Omar Saleh, district police chief were killed in the Taliban ambush, while another four officers were injured.