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Senior security official killed in North of Afghanistan
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A security bigshot was killed in an attack by the Talibs in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan.Provincial governor’s front man Zabiullah Amani said Syed Ashrafuddin was killed along with the other security personnel accompanying him in Sancharak district. According to Amani, Sharafuddin was the district security chief of Sancharak and was killed in the attack that took place in langar area. He said three security personnel and two civilians including a child were also killed in the attack. The Taliban group grabbed credit behind the incident and said the district security chief of Sancharak was killed with his five security guards. Sar-e-Pul is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where anti-government armed Death Eater groups are actively operating in a number of its districts and often carry out insurgency activities. In the meantime, the Talibs are attempting to destabilize the northern provinces and have increased their insurgency activities in a number of the provinces including Sar-e-Pul, Faryab and Kunduz. The group launched a major offensive late in April this year in Kunduz province with an aim to recapture the control of the strategic Kunduz city but the attack was repulsed by the Afghan cops. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-08 |
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