Militants Kill 23 in Attacks in Afghanistan

Taliban militants killed at least 23 people in gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan in recent days, underlining security concerns just weeks before most international forces withdraw from the country. In southern Afghanistan on Saturday, militants on motorbikes shot and killed 12 workers who were clearing land mines in Helmand province, prompting a firefight with police. The Reuters news agency reported that four attackers were killed in the firefight and three more were...

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