Over 40 pro-government fighters died as a result of clashes with the Taliban in the Afghan province of Farah, according to local sources. 60 pro-government fighters also reportedly surrendered to the Taliban in the same province.
At the same time, clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan Army in the Bala Buluk district and near the provincial capital of Ghazni. The sitaution in these two areas are especially critical for the central governent, according to both pro-government and pro-Taliban sources.
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