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Afghans, Spanish Hit Taliban in Baghdis

Jul 3 at 5:05pm by David Tate

25 Taliban fighters, including a local commander, were killed in Muqur district, Baghdis Province, by Afghan Security Forces (ASF) backed by Spanish International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops.

Provincial Police Chief Mohammad Ayub Nearzyar told the Pak Tribune the ten hour fight went into the early morning of July 3rd after a joint patrol was attacked. One Afghan was wounded.

While Baghdis Province is a relatively quiet province that lies in the northwest of the country, there is an active Taliban presence there.  The most recent significant combat took place June 1st when 48 militants were killed in air strikes after attacking a joint Spanish/Afghan patrol.