PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Security forces claimed killing 12 rebels and injuring 18 others in a gun battle that sparked after attacks by heavily-armed insurgents on security check posts in Kharwar and Baraki Barak districts in central Logar province, provincial police chief said Saturday.
Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai told Pajhwok Afghan News hundreds of militants arrived in Logar to stage anti-state activities in the area.
Ishaqzai added security forces entered into intense gun battle that left 12 insurgents dead in Kharwar district and their bodies were lying still in the area.
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