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A special unit of Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of Afghan security forces Tuesday night, killing 34 even as the insurgent group holds peace talks with the Kabul government to end the 19-year war. . The night attack by Taliban fighters, some armed with night vision goggles and laser-assisted rifles, …

In the context of the intense attacks by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, a senior Afghan official has said that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) fighters are involved in the fighting. The crucial province has seen violent clashes between the Taliban and Afghan forces since last weekend, and …