Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban offensive in eastern Afghanistan left an estimated 100 civilians dead or wounded in the past week, including some women and children who were beheaded, a provincial deputy governor said Friday. Hundreds of Taliban insurgents stormed Ghazni province's Ajristan district last week, sparking intense, ongoing battles with Afghan security forces, said Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Ghazni's deputy governor. The Taliban have taken over a large number of villages in the area, he added. The insurgents beheaded at least 15 people, including women and children, on Thursday, Ahmadi said.
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