KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban besieged an Afghan government and army compound in a remote western province for a second day, killing at least 12 more troops, according to local officials who issued a dramatic warning, saying those inside the compound were running out of ammunition.

The latest fatalities brought the overall death toll for the assault in Badghis province to at least 32 Afghan soldiers and police officers. Many more had been wounded and the area was cut off, said Mohammad Nasir Nazari, a provincial councilmember.

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