A district governor says Taliban fighters launched a wave of attacks in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least eight police and wounding seven others.
Publish dateFriday 20 July 2018 - 20:33
Story Code : 167454
Official: Taliban attacks kill 8 police in east Afghanistan
A district governor says Taliban fighters launched a wave of attacks in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least eight police and wounding seven others.
AVA- Saeeb Khan Elham said Friday that insurgents launched a wave of attacks on compounds and police security posts in the Qarabagh district late the night before.
He said government forces meant to reinforce the district were attacked in a Taliban ambush that included roadside mines and were unable to help.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone interview with AP. He says 16 police were killed and a government compound in the district damaged.
A district governor says Taliban fighters launched a wave of attacks in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least eight police and wounding seven others.
AVA- Saeeb Khan Elham said Friday that insurgents launched a wave of attacks on compounds and police security posts in the Qarabagh district late the night before.
He said government forces meant to reinforce the district were attacked in a Taliban ambush that included roadside mines and were unable to help.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone interview with AP. He says 16 police were killed and a government compound in the district damaged.
Source : خبرگزاری Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)
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