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MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- At least 19 Afghan local police and members of allied pro-government tribal militias were killed after Taliban stormed security checkpoints in northern province of Balkh overnight, a provincial council official said Wednesday.

"Scores of militants stormed two Afghan Local Police (ALP) and allied pro-government tribal militias, known as local uprising groups in Timorak locality of Chahar Bolak district Tuesday night. The clashes caused 19 ALP and local militias killed," Sayyed Abdullah Masror told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Militants-Clashes)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed there was a "growing humanitarian crisis" on the U.S. border with Mexico in a televised speech Tuesday night amid a partisan fight over his proposed border barrier.

In his first national address from the Oval Office since assuming presidency, Trump described the situation on the southern border as "a crisis of the heart, a crisis of the soul," making his case that a "steel barrier" is "absolutely critical for border security." (U.S.-Mexico-Border)

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JOHANNESBURG -- At least three people were killed and 620 others injured after two passenger trains collided during the morning commute in South Africa on Tuesday, media reported.

The two trains belong to Metrorail, an operator of commuter rail services in the major urban areas of South Africa, which is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, a state-owned enterprise responsible for most passenger services in South Africa. (South Africa-Train-Collision)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's job growth hit a 9-year low last year, with the unemployment rate rising to the highest in 17 years, a government report showed Wednesday.

The number of those employed stood at 26,822,000 in 2018, up 97,000 from the previous year, according to Statistics Korea. The figure expanded 316,000 in 2017. (South Korea-Unemployment-Report) Enditem

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