Eight Local Police Killed by Two Policemen in Zabul

Local officials in Zabul province said that two local policemen killed eight colleagues last night. Besmillah Afghanmal,

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نویسنده: popal

11 Mar 2017

Eight Local Police Killed by Two Policemen in Zabul

Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel jump from their vehicle as they patrol in Nor Gal district Kunar province. The Afghan government welcomed President Barack Obama's announcement that the United States will withdraw 34,000 troops from the war-torn country over the next year. NATO, which has about 37,000 troops in Afghanistan, will also withdraw them in stages before the end of 2014. (Noorullah Shirzada/Getty Images)

Local officials in Zabul province said that two local policemen killed eight colleagues. Besmillah Afghanmal, governor of Zabul, confirmed the incident and said that the incident took place yesterday evening in Shinakai district of the province. He added that the perpetrators had links with Taleban. Afghanmal further stated that the attackers have taken their weapons with them. Taleban militants are yet to comment on the incident. This comes as a policeman who had links with Taleban militants killed 11 policemen in PD of Lashkargah two weeks ago.

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