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Taliban launch first large-scale attack after peace deal with US

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Lashkargah, Oct 12 (EFE/EPA).-Taliban has launched its first large-scale attack on the capital of southwestern Helmand province in Afghanistan since the signing of a peace deal with the United States in late February, officials said Monday.The fighting began on Sunday on the outskirts of Lashkargah and its surrounding districts and continues."There have been clashes between security forces and terrorist Taliban in outskirts of Lashkargah city in Babaji area. There has been fighting in areas in Nawa, Nadali and Nahr-e-Saraj districts which are adjacent to Lashkargah city," Helmand governor's spokesperson Omar Zwak told EFE.SHOT LIST: AFGHAN PEOPLE FLEE FROM THEIR VILLAGES IN LASHKARGAH, AFGHANISTAN.

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