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1. The Taliban claims responsibility for an attack on Sunday on an Afghan military centre in southern Helmand province where they say that "dozens were killed or wounded".
   2020-05-04 13:03:20 (First version)
2. The Taliban claims responsibility for an attack on Sunday on an Afghan military centre in southern Helmand where they say that "dozens were killed or wounded".
   (Current version)

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