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Child, woman dead in Paktia clash after attacks on security posts

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GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Two civilians have been killed and five people, including security personnel, wounded during a clash in the Zazai Aryub district of southeastern Paktia province, officials said on Saturday.

Zazai Aryub police chief, Mamoor Hassan, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the insurgents launched attacks on security posts near the district centreat around 4am.

He said the clash continued for two hours, leaving a woman and a child dead and two civilians and three soldiers wounded. He accused the Taliban of killing civilians.The militants also suffered . . .

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