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AFGHAN OFFICIAL: Taliban Attack on Two Afghan Cities Fail

Monday, April 7, 2003
The Islamic Republic News Agency

KABUL, Afghanistan -- IRNA
Military operations of the Taliban forces in the cities of Nobahar and Shangi failed on Sunday due to strong resistance of the security forces of the Afghan central government, it was announced here on Monday.

The Spokesman of the Afghan Foreign Ministry Omar Samad told IRNA that the remaining forces of the Taliban group and the terrorist group of al-Qaeda attacked the two cities, in the Zabul province, in order to occupy them.

Quoting the provincial security sources, he said the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces staged an operation on Sunday morning and were forced to face defeat after few hours.

He further denied claims made by the Taliban group that its forces have occupied the two cities.

The Afghan Zabul province is located on Iran-Pakistan-Afghanistan joint border.
(Source: BigNewsNetwork.com)
2003 © The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

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