Government forces suffer 36 casulaties while insurgent group estimated to have suffered loss of more than 30 fighters
The Afghan National Army prepare for an operation against insurgents in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan November 28, 2017. Government forces and the Taliban both suffered dozens of casualties during a Taliban attack on April 4, 2019.Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a district in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the insurgent group suffering dozens of casualties, provincial officials said.
More than 30 Taliban were also killed, said Jamshed Shahabi spokesman for Badghis’ provincial governor. On Friday, the defense ministry said Afghan forces had forced the Taliban to retreat from some checkpoints and that all key areas remained under its control
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