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Afghan Taliban announce start of ´spring offensive´

By AFP
April 28, 2017

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban announced Friday the start of their spring offensive, saying foreign forces stationed in the country would be the main target.

"The key objective... will be the foreign forces, their military infrastructure and intelligence, and the elimination of their local mercenaries," the extremist group said in a statement.