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Five Afghan security personnel have died in a series of Taliban strikes in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
Gunmen and suicide bombers targeted four sites in the city of Gardez, among them the governor’s compound. Four bombers were reported killed.
During an attack in Jalalabad, near the Pakistan border, at least one militant was killed and another captured.
The battles come amid a spike of violence in the country ahead of elections on 20 August.
