Taliban fighters storm an Afghan border security post, killing at least 14 security force members, the latest in a series of attacks since the end of a brief ceasefire
Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an aeroplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. January 27, 2020.
Dande Patan district governor Eid Mohammad Ahmadzai told AFP that 15 security force members and 20 Taliban fighters were killed in the fighting. "Taliban attacked checkpoints in the Syagird district of central Parwan province late Wednesday night," a spokeswoman of the province's governor said, adding that seven Afghan security forces personnel were killed.
“The ceasefire is not over yet; there have been violations because it is a complicated technical process that requires good coordination between both sides,” said Javid Faisal, spokesperson for the Afghan National Security Advisor.
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