Afghan Policemen Suffer Casualties in Farah
Taliban militants overran four security outposts in western Farah province, killing 24 policemen, officials said on Tuesday.
Taliban militants overran four security outposts in western Farah province, killing 24 policemen, officials said on Tuesday.
The militants attacked three security outposts in the Farahrood area of Balablok district and one outpost in the Shamalgah area during the night.
“16 police officers were killed in Balablook district while 8 others lost their lives in the Shamalgah area,” chief of Farah’s provincial council said.
Meanwhile, four other police officers were abducted from Shamalgah during the attack and their fate is not yet clear, the official said.
Local security officials, however, have only confirmed the death of eight policemen in recent battles against Taliban insurgents.
