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1 woman, 13 militants killed in Jawzjan clashes

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SHABARGHAN (Pajhwok): A woman and 13 Taliban militants have been killed and two others wounded during clashes in Darzab district of northwestern Jawzjan province, officials said on Monday.

Jawzjan Police Chief, Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Turkistani told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces were able to push back the militants during a clash in Moghol village of Darzab on Sunday night.

An Uzbekistani militant fighting alongside the Taliban was among the dead, he said, adding a notorious commander of Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS),