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Over 1,000 Afghan troops flee to Tajikistan to ‘save lives’ after clashes with Taliban.  More Afghan troops have fled across the border to Tajikistan to “save their own lives”, amid a surge of violence in Afghanistan in recent weeks, allegedly between the Taliban and the Afghan army. The official statement troops reads during the armed clashes with the Taliban, 1,037 servicemen of the Afghan governmental forces, in order to save the lives of their personnel, retreated and entered into Tajikistan through the border areas.   The uptick in violence comes as the US, UK and allies withdraw forces from Afghanistan after nearly two decades. Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the group was not responsible for the recent increase in violence, and that many districts had fallen to the Taliban “through mediation”, after Afghan soldiers refused to fight them. In April, US President Joe Biden had announced a full withdrawal of US and allied troops from Afghanistan by 11 Se...