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Police Chief for Obe District Killed in Ambush
[KhaamaPress] Mohammad Rafiq Alokozai, police chief of Obe district in Herat...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... , was killed in an ambush attack carried on Monday morning, said the front man for the provincial police chief, Abdul Ahad Walizada. According to Walizada, the incident occurred at Obe, about 15km far from the center of the district, when Taliban  ...Arabic for students... attacked Alkozai’s vehicle. The local officials did not provide further details, but said at least one security forces were maimed during festivities. Taliban did not immediately comment on the claim. The incident came hours after an Afghan National Army vehicle was stormed in western province of Herat, killing at least one and maimed further four forces. Related: Herat: 2020-11-29 46 Taliban, Including a Militant Commander Killed in ‘MoD Operations’ Herat: 2020-11-25 Kid Took Mortar Shell for Toy Dies with Father Herat: 2020-11-23 Taliban Commander Killed in Herat, 6 kaboomed on highway Related: Obe district: 2019-10-16 Afghan MoI news releases Obe district: 2019-06-14 Herat: Will fight to the last drop of blood against terrorists backed by our neighbors: Gen. Amarkhel Obe district: 2018-10-16 Taliban’s deputy shadow governor dies of critical wounds in Herat Posted by: trailing wife 2020-12-01 |
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