12 Afghan soldiers die in Taliban attack

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Taliban fighters attacked a truck full of government soldiers in southern Zabul province and killed 12 of them, Taliban spokesman Mohammed Hanif told The Associated Press on Sunday.

The attack Saturday in Dai Chupan district of Zabul province was confirmed by provincial Governor Hafizullah Khan, who said five government soldiers were killed in an ambush by insurgents. He said four Taliban fighters were killed in the gunbattle.

"Our forces were going to Dai Chupan district when the Taliban ambushed them,’’ Khan said in a satellite telephone interview from Kandahar. Hanif said the bodies of dead government soldiers were left behind, but Taliban attackers took 17 automatic rifles from the vehicle before leaving the scene. He said no Taliban were killed.

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