Afghani officials said the attackers abducted two soldiers
\nNews desk
\nKABUL
\nAn Afghan official says the Taliban stormed an army checkpoint in western Farah province, killing 20 troops.
\nProvincial councilman Dadullah Qaneh said on Monday that the insurgents also captured two soldiers in the attack in Gulistan district overnight. The fate of the abducted wasn\u2019t immediately known.
\nA Taliban spokesman, Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
\nThe Taliban still carry out near-daily attacks on Afghan forces even as peace efforts have accelerated to find an end to Afghanistan\u2019s nearly 18-year war.
\nEarlier on Sunday, the Taliban set off a suicide car bombing and stormed a police headquarters in northern Baghlan province, killing 13 policemen and setting off a six-hour gunbattle.
\nThe Interior Ministry said 55 people, including 20 civilians, were wounded before the attackers were all killed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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