Afghanistan fighting rages amid U.S. exit
The Hindu
300 Taliban fighters killed in 24 hours, says govt.; Washington eyes complete troop pull-out by August
Hundreds of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce battles with government forces across several provinces of Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday, as Washington announced it would finish withdrawing its troops from the country by the end of August. Washington’s announcement came after all U.S. and NATO troops vacated their main Bagram Air Base, from where the coalition forces led operations for two decades against the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies. Over the past 24 hours, more than 300 Taliban fighters were killed in fighting with government forces, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.
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