GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Six Taliban fighters and four police were killed during a clash near Machalgho hydropower and irrigation dam in Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Sunday.
Paktia police chief Brig. Gen. Qader Gul Zadran told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash was triggered by a Taliban attack on a security post guarding the dam. The attack that began at about 3am lasted two hours. Another five policemen and 10 more assailants were wounded during the firefight, he added.
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