Taliban fighters have launched deadly attacks on troops and villages in Afghanistan.
Around 500 militants launched attacks on two villages in Ghor, a province in the centre of Afghanistan. A local official told the BBC that details about casualty figures are not yet known.
At least 4 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked security posts in Logar province in the east of the country.
Last week the Taliban launched attacks in the north of the country, killing at least 22 members of the Afghan security forces.
The increase in violence comes after the newly-formed unity government signed a deal allowing the US to keep troops in the country to fight militants and train Afghan troops.
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