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Six Afghan Police Beheaded in North: NATO
At least, six Afghan police were beheaded in a raid by the Taliban in northern Baghlan Province, NATO said on WednesdayThe Taliban insurgents attacked a police post in Baghlan, a turbulent northern Afghan province, and beheaded the policemen, a Nato statement said. Confirming the incident, provincial governor, Munshi Abdul Majid said on Tuesday that eight police officers were killed in the attack. Meanwhile, by calling the Taliban 'brothers' in his speeches to convince the insurgents to lay down their weapons and join the Afghan society, the Afghan President seems quite optimistic about the Taliban reintegration and reconciliation with the West- backed Afghan government. It came on the same day as the International Conference agreed Afghan forces should be leading security operations across the country by 2014, with the aim of relieving foreign troops in some areas by as soon as the end of the year. Based on the reports, a spokesman for the Taliban has confirmed the attack, but denied the alliance's report on beheadings. The attack took place as the US is pumping additional troops into Afghanistan in a bid to face down the Taliban and bring stability to the country. Posted by: Fred 2010-07-22 |
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