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Taliban kill 30 soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire, governor says

Published: 20 Jun 2018 - 09:43 am | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 10:43 am

Reuters

KABUL: Taliban militants killed 30 security forces in an ambush on two checkpoints in the farwestern province of Badghis early on Wednesday, the provincial governor said, their first major attack since the end of their Eid ceasefire.

The Taliban's three-day ceasefire ended on Sunday. (Reporting by Rupam Jain; Writing by Nick Macfie)