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1. Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in Logar province, Afghanistan killing eight security personnel and wounding five others.
   2020-05-19 07:03:20 (First version)
2. Taliban militants attacked a checkpoint in Logar, Afghanistan killing eight security personnel and wounding five others.
   2020-05-19 13:03:23 (Update)
3. Taliban militants attack a checkpoint in Logar, Afghanistan, killing eight security personnel and wounding five others.
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