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Afghanistan

Taliban attack kills 12 more troops

Afghan officials said a massive Taliban siege of a government compound and army base in western Badghis province, now in its second day, had killed at least 12 more troops. Friday's fatalities bring the overall casualty toll for the assault in the district of Bala Murghab to at least 32. Many more have been wounded and the area is cut off. Mohammad Nasir Nazari, a provincial council member, said that according to soldiers inside the base, roughly 2,000 Taliban fighters are involved in the attack.