Kabul, June 14 (TNS): Clashes, in a number of areas around the country, took place on Thursday between government forces and insurgents despite the ceasefire having kicked in on Tuesday.
\nReports indicate that over 30 government forces lost their lives in clashes in six provinces on Thursday.
\nThere have also been reports of Taliban casualties in Sar-e-Pul and Ghazni provinces.
\nOne of these clashes happened in Sayyad district in Sar-e-Pul province in the north of Afghanistan where the battle eased off only after reinforcements were sent to the area.
\n\u201cFor now, we assure the people that they should not be worried, but the situation is a war situation,\u201d Sar-e-Pul governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat said.
\nGhazni police said Taliban continued to attack Muqur district in the province on Wednesday but the attacks were pushed back by government forces.
\n\u201cThe enemy used the ceasefire (to their advantage) by attacking some bases but we were in a defensive mode against them,\u201d Ghazni Police Chief Farid Ahmad Mashal said.
\nThe highest casualty toll of the day was in Jurm district in Badakhshan province where Taliban conducted a coordinated attack against a base and killed 15 security personnel.
\n\u201cOne base was on the frontline of the battle and fell to the Taliban for one or one and a half hours but the base was retaken by government forces after a counterattack,\u201d Badakhshan governor Ahmad Faisal Begzad said.
\nSecurity agencies meanwhile said the security forces\u2019 actions were in self-defense.
\n\u201cThe latest movements which you witnessed are from the Taliban and other groups and of course we defended them,\u201d Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said.
\nThe Afghan government\u2019s ceasefire started on June 12 and will continue to June 19.<\/p>\n
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