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At least 25 Taliban terrorists and 18 others, including 15 security force personnel were killed in an attack on a government compound last night.

Deputy Chief Police in Ghazni province, Ramazan Ali Moseni, today said the attackers stormed the compound in Khuja Omari district last night, setting off hours of fighting with the security forces.

Afghan Parliament member Mohammad Arif Rahmani said the District governor, intelligence service Director and a Deputy police official were killed in the attack, as well as 15 security personnel. Rahmani said, the attackers planted mines to stop reinforcements from coming to help the government forces fend off the attack.