Afghan Troops Battle Taleban Insurgents

Deadly clashes were raging Sunday in northern Afghanistan where Taliban insurgents have seized a key district, but lost control of another to Afghan national security forces. Meanwhile, the United Nations condemned the overnight killing of 19 Afghan civilians in a roadside blast in a southern province. Authorities in northern Kunduz province said the Taliban has established control of the key Chardara district and Afghan security forces were battling the insurgents to halt their...

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