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said fighters first attacked the checkpoints then ambushed arriving reinforcements in Bala Murghab district.head of theVN88 provincial council in Badghis.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.The statement said reinforcements had been deployed to the region and the fight was ongoingAnother regional official told the Associated Press that 30 soldiers were killed when the Taliban fighters targeted two checkpoints in Badghis.VN88

The Taliban observed the cease-fire over the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday but rejected the governments request to extend it.head of the provincial council in Badghis.

but couldnt provide an exact number.

Afghanistan -- Afghan officials said Wednesday that at least 13 soldiers were killed and eight more wounded in attacks by Taliban militants in the western Badghis province.The committee said it was also looking into an allegation of sexual misconduct from a person seeking employment in his congressional office.

The committee did not make recommendations about punishment for Santos.A fundamental tenet of government service is that public office is a public trust.

committee leaders revealed investigators had contacted about 40 witnesses.the subcommittee said in its report.