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Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 03 Aug 2021
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Kabul: Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) recently pushed back mass attacks by Taliban in several Afghanistan regions like Herat, Helmand, Takhar, and Kandahar as violence in the war-torn country continues ever since foreign forces started leaving the country.
Friday was one of the busiest and bloodiest days for ANDSF and the Taliban in the past month, reports Khaama Press.
The Taliban fighters on Friday entered the western city of Herat province and launched attacks on Afghan government forces’ outposts inside the city.
They had besieged the airport and a guard- Afghan police member- of UN’s compound in the city was killed, reports the news agency.
Meanwhile, 455 Taliban terrorists were killed and 232 were wounded as a result of ANDSF operations in Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, Kandahar, Herat, Faryab, Jowzjan, Balkh, Samangan, Helmand, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan & Kapisa provinces during the last 24 hours, as per statement released by the Ministry of Defence.
Additionally, 8 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads, were discovered & defused by Afghan National Army.