TRINKOT, Afghanistan, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban offensive against security checkpoints in the southern Uruzgan province has been repulsed, a local official said Sunday.
The attack occurred in the strategically important Chora district of the province, spokesman for the provincial government Dost Mohammad Nayab told Xinhua.
"The enemies launched offensives on security checkpoints around the center of Chora district Saturday morning ensuing heavy fighting," he said, adding that They had attempted to overrun the central bazaar in the besieged district.
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