A policeman was shot dead and another one injured by armed robbers during a chase, said Ferdaws Faramarz, a spokesman for Kabul’s Police Chief, adding that the incident took place at around 7:10am today in the capital city’s PD3, Barikot Cinema.
Faramarz meanwhile said that 89 suspects involved in different criminal acts were arrested within the last week, of which 23 were the criminals who were on the run.
Recently, Afghanistan has seen a spike in criminal acts including robberies, targeted killings and attacks on police.
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