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Jamshid Shahabi, the provincial governor’s spokesman, said that the fate of a dozen other soldiers is unknown. The fight erupted on Saturday in Bala Murghab district. The military carried out several airstrikes and dispatched reinforcement.
Shahabi says 42 insurgents were killed and 15 troops were wounded in the fighting.
However, Mohammad Naser Nazari, a member of the provincial council, gave a higher casualty toll, saying that 20 soldiers were killed and 20 others remain missing.
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