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Militant attack kills 2 Afghan policemen in eastern Kunar province
ASADABAD, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2021 (BSS/Xinhua) – Two policemen have been
confirmed dead as the Taliban insurgents stormed a checkpoint in Sarkano
district of Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province on Tuesday, provincial
police spokesman Farid Dehqan said Wednesday.
Two other policemen sustained injury in the attack which happened late
Tuesday night, the official said.
Taliban militants also suffered casualties in the firefight that lasted for
a while, Dehqan said, but didn’t give exact figure.
Taliban militants who have intensified activities in Kunar and the
neighboring Nangarhar province haven’t commented.
BSS/Xinhua/MSY/13450 hrs