MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): Eight government soldiers suffered casualties and four civilians were wounded in a car bombing in this capital city of central Maidan Wardak province on Wednesday, but the Taliban put the soldiers’ death toll at 15.
Col. Mohammad Mustafa Mayar, police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban exploded a car bomb against a check-post in the provincial capital and waged a gun attack on Wednesday night.
He said after the car bombing which took place at around 1am, fighting between government forces and Taliban continued until around 4am this morning.
He said one government soldier was . . .
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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
