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1. Ten Taliban militants are killed during an attack against security forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No casualties in the security forces side are reported.
   2020-09-06 15:04:44 (First version)
2. Ten Taliban militants are killed during an attack against security forces in Kandahar. No casualties in the security forces side are reported.
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