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FARAH, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Clashes in the western Farah province have left 14 dead, including eight militants and six police officers, provincial police spokesman Iqbal Baher said Sunday.
A group of Taliban militants launched coordinated offensives on several security checkpoints in Farah Rod district in the wee hours of Sunday, which resulted in several hours' clash, leaving eight insurgents and six police killed, the official said.
Eight police officers and several militants sustained injuries in the fighting, Baher added.
The security forces would continue to chase the insurgents, the spokesman said.
Taliban militants have not commented.
