Afghan troops besiege Islamic school

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Afghan troops have besieged a group of Taliban fighters in a religious school in eastern Afghanistan.



Security chief General Daulat Khan told the Afghan Islamic Press the fighters, armed with machine guns and rocket launchers, had attacked government forces in Paktika province on Tuesday and Wednesday.

He said: "We besieged them in a madrassa (on Thursday)... The local elders were pressing us not to launch any attack, but we have told them that we will definitely search the madrassa."

Some of the Taliban managed to flee on their motorbikes, Khan added, describing the situation as tense.

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