8 dead, 9 injured in clashes in western Afghan province

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QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Clashes between security forces and Taliban fighters left eight dead including seven insurgents and one security man in the western Badghis province on Tuesday night, provincial government spokesman Jamshid Shahabi said on Wednesday.

According to the official, the clashes erupted in Qadis and Muqar districts Tuesday night after the Taliban fighters stormed some checkpoints and police returned fire which lasted for a while.

The official said that two militants and one security man were killed in Qadis district and three more insurgents sustained injuries, while five more militants were killed and six others injured in Muqar district respectively.

Taliban outfit has yet to make comments on the report. Enditem

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