Fresh Attacks by Taliban, IS Kill 19 Afghan Forces, Civilians

Authorities in Afghanistan say the latest Taliban and Islamic State attacks have killed 19 people, mostly government security forces. Taliban insurgents attacked a registration center for potential voters late Sunday in the northwestern Badghis province, killing nine Afghan National Army soldiers and wounding two others. A senior police official for provincial security, Ghulam Sarwar Haidari, told VOA the slain personnel were deployed at the center to beef up its security in the wake...

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