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KABUL) said on Friday.
In a statement, the intelligence service said a number of Pakistani Taliban had crossed the Durand Line into the province to stage attacks on elections day.
It said the Pakistani Taliban had been locked in a gunbattle with the Afghan militants after crossing the porous border. The fighting was ongoing till 3:30pm.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on Pakistani Taliban and most of them were pushed back to their positions across the Durand Line.
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