Afghan officials say at least 53 people were killed and dozens more injured during an attack by the Taliban in western Afghanistan. Authorities in Farah Province say a seven-hour gunbattle with security forces erupted on April 3 after a group of suicide attackers detonated a bomb outside a provincial court in Farah city, near the Iranian border.
More Than 50 Dead In Taliban Attack
![An Afghan man receives treatment in a Herat hospital after he was wounded during the attack.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c6b71c25-d1fd-4b4b-b2a3-43fcf83162c5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan man receives treatment in a Herat hospital after he was wounded during the attack.
![An Afghan man receives treatment in a Herat hospital after he was wounded during the attack.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f1a0e6f5-dc49-463f-8bca-0875bfbc2073_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan man receives treatment in a Herat hospital after he was wounded during the attack.
![A policeman gestures at the site of the Taliban attack in Farah Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4c91d119-998d-4398-bf0c-5ab63c98cb59_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman gestures at the site of the Taliban attack in Farah Province.
![Afghan policemen stand at the site of the Taliban attack in Farah Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ac1304ec-48d3-401a-ab96-e51bba4af67d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan policemen stand at the site of the Taliban attack in Farah Province.
![An injured woman receives treatment in a hospital in Farah Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/a0dd8f15-9a08-417a-81f9-f2cea66c0721_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An injured woman receives treatment in a hospital in Farah Province.
![The injured receive treatment in a hospital in Farah Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b3bde4f1-a793-4eda-aaf5-1b295a6dd278_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The injured receive treatment in a hospital in Farah Province.