Taliban forces struck a third provincial capital in Afghanistan in seven days on Friday when militants briefly seized an army recruiting center in Farah, according to local officials.
The Associated Press reported that militants briefly overtook the recruitment center on Friday, setting fires and killing at least two civilians while wounding 15 others before Afghan security forces retook the building.
Provincial governor Mohammad Shoaib Sabet told the AP that military clashes continued in the city and added that airstrikes had been carried out against the militants. Shops in the area were reportedly closed as residents fled the area.
Fighting also occurred elsewhere in the country Friday as battles erupted in the Kunduz province, according to the AP. Attacks also took place in the Baghlan province last weekend.
The sporadic attacks around the country come as the U.S. and Taliban announced the basic framework of a peace plan that has yet to be formally agreed upon. The possible deal, which has been in the works for months, is being negotiated by the Trump administration negotiators and the Taliban’s political office in Doha, Qatar.
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