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PUL-E-ALAM, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 fighters including 15 militants and three soldiers were killed as a clash erupted in Baraki Barak district of the eastern Logar province on Thursday, a statement from the provincial government said here Friday.
The clash, according to the statement, erupted after the Taliban militants were planing to launch offensive on security checkpoints but the soldiers in retaliation stormed the militants hideouts in which 15 insurgents were killed and 10 others wounded.
Three soldiers were killed and two others wounded in the fight which lasted for a while, the statement said.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Logar province have yet to make comments. Enditem
