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Afghan forces are fighting the Taliban for a key district in the southern<\/h4>\n

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<\/a><\/a>Afghan forces are fighting the\u00a0Taliban for a key district in the southern Helmand province.\u200b<\/h4>\n

Fighting was going\u00a0on Thursday\u00a0in the Sangin district, which Taliban claim to have captured following a British deployment.<\/h4>\n

Some reports said the district had not fallen to Taliban and the militant group had only besieged a base there.<\/h4>\n

Government officials also denied reports of Sangin\u2019s fall, saying troops were trying to help dozens of security forces besieged in the district center.<\/h4>\n

Interior Ministry spokesman SediqSediqqi said Afghan army commandos and police have launched an operation in Sangin, claiming heavy casualties among the militants.<\/h4>\n

The Taliban have been fighting for control of Sangin for nearly a month. The battle intensified a week ago as government reinforcements failed to arrive, with\u00a0Afghan security forces holed up inside an army base.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Afghan forces are fighting the Taliban for a key district in the southern \u00a0 \u00a0 Afghan forces are fighting the\u00a0Taliban for a key district in the southern Helmand province.\u200b Fighting was going\u00a0on Thursday\u00a0in the Sangin district, which Taliban claim to have captured following a British deployment. 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