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17 ANA troops lost to Taliban siege in Uruzgan

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TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Seventeen dead bodies of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been evacuated from a base the Taliban militants have besieged over the past six months in central Uruzgan province.

Provincial council members criticized on Wednesday the Ministry of Defense (MoD) for failing to break the siege that they said had so far resulted in losing a large number of soldiers.

Last week, Taliban fighters stormed the ANA Khurma Base on the outskirts of Tirinkot, the capital of Uruzgan province, killing 10 soldiers, according to local . . .

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