Taliban kill 25 pro-govt militias in Afghanistan
At least 25 pro-government militias were killed in a Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said, hours ahead the United States started a new round of talks with the militants in Qatar.
The attack happened in Nahrin district of northern Baghlan province before dawn when the militia members attempted to rescue a group of soldiers surrounded by Taliban militants, Fawad Aman, a defense ministry spokesman, said.
“As they were going to help the soldiers, they got ambushed. Unfortunately, 25 members... were killed in the attack,” he said.
District governor Fazaluddin Muradi confirmed the toll, adding that the attack lasted nearly six hours.
The Taliban in a statement claimed responsibility for the attack. Local militias often work with overstretched security forces in Afghanistan.
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