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Paktika districts fall to Taliban after intense fighting

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SHARAN (Pajhwok): After days of heavy clashes, two districts of southeastern Paktika province were overrun by Taliban militants on Tuesday, an official said.

An Afghan National Army (ANA) official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News Gian district had been surrounded for the past few days.

Following intense fighting, the insurgents managed to take complete control of the district, said the army official, who gave no information about casualties.

Meanwhile, a source in the National . . .

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