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| Taliban ambush in Herat province 'kills 11 soldiers' | Taliban ambush in Herat province 'kills 11 soldiers' |
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| Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers in an ambush in western Herat province, police have told the BBC. | Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers in an ambush in western Herat province, police have told the BBC. |
| The convoy of pick-up trucks was attacked on Sunday evening in Karukh district of Herat, officials say. | The convoy of pick-up trucks was attacked on Sunday evening in Karukh district of Herat, officials say. |
| Weapons were stolen by the Taliban from the scene of the attack, the Tolo news agency reported. It said that at least six soldiers had been injured. | Weapons were stolen by the Taliban from the scene of the attack, the Tolo news agency reported. It said that at least six soldiers had been injured. |
| The ambush follows fighting last week in the northern province of Kunduz. | The ambush follows fighting last week in the northern province of Kunduz. |
| The Taliban have increased attacks on the security forces since launching their annual spring offensive in late April, correspondents say. | The Taliban have increased attacks on the security forces since launching their annual spring offensive in late April, correspondents say. |
| It is feared that the violence this year could be worse than previous years, especially because the security forces are stretched on several fronts and facing record casualties. | It is feared that the violence this year could be worse than previous years, especially because the security forces are stretched on several fronts and facing record casualties. |
| Nato's combat mission in Afghanistan formally ended in December after 13 years, although a small contingent of foreign forces has remained in the country to provide training and support to local security forces. | Nato's combat mission in Afghanistan formally ended in December after 13 years, although a small contingent of foreign forces has remained in the country to provide training and support to local security forces. |
| The Herat provincial governor's spokesman told the BBC that an officer was among the 11 soldiers killed in the latest fighting. | The Herat provincial governor's spokesman told the BBC that an officer was among the 11 soldiers killed in the latest fighting. |
| In a separate incident, protests took place on Monday over moves by foreign troops in Charikar, the capital of Parwan province, to destroy an ammunition cache. | |
| The demonstrators were unhappy that a house had been raided and the cache - which dates back to the struggle against the Soviet occupation in the 1980s - destroyed late at night while they were sleeping. | |
| They set tyres in the main market alight and chanted anti-US slogans, according to local TV reports. | |
| Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told the AFP news agency that police were investigating the raid. |