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Taliban recruited soldier killed seven soldiers in Afghanistan

06 January 2021 08:18 (UTC +04:00)

A soldier recruited by the radical Taliban, killed seven Afghan army personnel and left his post in Ghazni province. This was reported on January 6, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.

The servicemen were reportedly poisoned and shot. The assailant fled with weapons and ammunition. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing.

Earlier, on 2 January, Taliban militants hijacked a bus with passengers. The incident took place in the province of Herat, located in western Afghanistan.

In February 2019, the United States and the Taliban in Doha signed a peace agreement that required the American side to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan and continue the withdrawal of its military and NATO forces for 14 months.