PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Taliban attacks kill dozens in Afghanistan

Clip: 10/17/2018 | 5m 3s  | Video has closed captioning.

In our news wrap Tuesday, a U.S.-led military strike in Somalia killed at least 60 members of al-Shabab, a militant organization seeking to establish an extremist Islamic state in the country. Also, in Afghanistan, officials say dozens of police officers were killed in overnight attacks by the Taliban. The violence comes just days before parliamentary elections the Taliban have vowed to disrupt.

Aired: 10/17/18

Rating: NR

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