TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Taliban militants have killed 17 pro-government fighters in northern Takhar province, an official said on Sunday.
Police spokesman Khalil Aseer told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed a camp of local uprising members in Khwaja Bahauddin district late on Saturday night.
At least 17 pro-government forces were killed and seven others wounded in the overnight assault, he said, adding the militants also suffered casualties in the ensuing clash. But he stopped short of giving exact figures.
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