Ten Taliban have been killed in fighting with Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday (August 5th), the first official confirmation of direct clashes since the end of a recent three-day truce. Defense ministry spokesman Fawad Aman said fighting broke out in two locations on Sunday in Ghazni province. Ten Taliban were killed, he said.
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" Their attacks were repelled and they suffered losses, " Fawad Aman said. Waheedullah Jumazada, spokesman for the governor of Ghazni province, confirmed the two clashes. In an attack near the town of Ghazni, Afghan forces launched an airstrike when the Taliban raided a military base housing nearly 300 troops.
The Taliban and the government agreed to a three-day truce for the great Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), which ended on Sunday, and which was to precede a possible opening of peace talks. .