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Afghan police officer killed in Kabul shooting, 2 wounded
KABUL, Dec. 15, 2020 (BSS/Xinhua) – A police officer was killed and two police were wounded in a militants’ ambush in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on early Tuesday, reported a local TV channel.
The Tolo News TV reported that the police were standing outside a police checkpoint along a main square in Butkhak locality in Police District 12, in the eastern part of Kabul when armed militants fired on them roughly at 6:30 a.m. local time.
The assailants fled the scene and an investigation has been launched to the incident, according to the report.
Tuesday’s shooting was the latest in a string of targeted shooting. A judge was killed in a shooting in neighboring Sayyed Noor Mohammad Shah Mina over the weekend.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
The Taliban militant group has conducted scores of targeted attacks against civilians and military officials in recent years. The armed outfit considers anyone working for the government, NATO and U.S.-led troops as a target.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1149 hrs