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UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (APP): Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted last weekend between government forces and Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the UN humanitarian office has reported.

There are also reports that 200 people have been killed or injured.

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