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Taliban Torch Police HQ in Zabul, '16 Policemen Surrendered'
[ToloNews] A security source says the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban...have torched the police headquarters in Argahndab district of Zabul, "taking 16 members of the Afghan police force with them." The Zabul provincial council said the coppers "surrendered." According to the Zabul provincial council, one member of the Afghan National Army (ANA) was killed and two others were maimed after their armored vehicle hit a roadside mine while they were on their way to respond to the attack on the police headquarters. The Afghan Ministry of Interior has confirmed that the Taliban torched the Argahndab police headquarters and left with 16 members of the Afghan police force. The Taliban so far has not commented. Related: Zabul: 2020-01-17 Five DABS Employees Killed In Zabul Blast Zabul: 2020-01-11 Efforts Underway to Clear 5 Helmand Districts of Insurgents Zabul: 2019-12-25 Unknown Armed Men Open Fire at Health Center in Kabul Posted by: trailing wife 2020-01-19 |
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