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KANDAHAR, Aug 23: Afghan soldiers fought back Taliban who stormed an isolated outpost early Wednesday, killing 18 rebels, while Nato forces bombed 11 more, who were moving into position for attack.
Taliban fighters charged an Afghan army outpost before dawn in relatively calm Zabul province, setting off a fierce gun battle which left 18 attackers dead, a top Afghan army commander said.
An Afghan soldier was also killed and three wounded in the attack 70 km north of the provincial capital Qalat, said General Rahmatullah Raufi, commander of the volatile south.—AFP
