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Militants’ attack kills 13 police in S. Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 10,2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Militants’ attack on a
security checkpoint in Arghandab district of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar
province claimed the lives of 13 policemen on Sunday, an official said on the
condition of anonymity.
“A group of Taliban rebels stormed a security checkpoint in Nehgan area of
Arghandab district early in the morning, killing 13 police personnel,” the
official told Xinhua but refused to be identified.
An official from the police department in Kandahar city has also confirmed
the deadly incident but didn’t provide details.
Previously, a similar attack on security forces claimed the lives of 17
security personnel in Shindand district of the western Herat province on
Friday night.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1426 hrs