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10 police, 6 Taliban killed in Paktika gun-battle

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SHARANA (Pajhwok): Ten police have been killed and several others wounded during a clash with Taliban insurgents in the Mata Khan district of southeastern Paktika province,  a hospital source said on Monday.

The clash broke out late Sunday night after the Taliban gunmen stormed a police post, Paktika police spokesman Shah Mohammad Aryun confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News.

He said the police personnel put up stiff resistance to the attack, killing six attackers and injuring five others and confiscated their weapons.

He said three policemen . . .

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