KABUL: Afghan state television said on Sunday government forces attacked suspected Taliban strongholds in the southeast of the country, killing at least two fighters. Quoting security officials the Kabul TV said Afghan forces had surrounded Namaki village and engaged the enemy in Guldanmiz, both near the town of Spin Boldak, which lies close to the Pakistani border. Among the Taliban dead in the latest fighting was Hafiz Abdur Rahim, the Kabul TV reported, describing him as âone of the leading Taliban commanders in the border areasâ with Pakistan.
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