ANA soldiers killed in blasts, rebel attack

KABUL): Seven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed in different parts of the country, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.

A statement from the ministry said six soldiers were killed in two blasts in the Bala Baluk district of western Farah province and one in a clash with the Taliban in the Zurmat district of Paktika.

Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed responsibility for Farah blasts. The group’s spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said nine soldiers were killed in the attacks.

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