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Balkh: Taliban Shot 7 Policemen Dead
[KhaamaPress] Local officials in Balkh province said, on Tuesday Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...fighters first captured and then shot seven Afghan National Police members. Munir Ahmad Farhad, a front man for the governor of Balkh, told the media on Wednesday, that the incident took place at around 12:00 pm yesterday in Chahar Bolak district of Balkh province. Farhad added that Taliban fighters killed the seven coppers, immediately following their capture. Some districts in Balkh province are under threat from Taliban attacks, and the group’s fighters have launched several operations to seize these districts, but have failed in their efforts. The northern Balkh province is one of the relatively insecure provinces in the country where Taliban fighters are present and active in various areas of the province. Related: Balkh: 2020-12-07 Afghan Domestic Crime Stories: 2 bodies found in Herat, 15 narco-henchmen tied up in north, 24 bad guys ditto in Kabul city, judge killed Balkh: 2020-12-04 3 NDS Personnel Killed in Paktia Blast Balkh: 2020-12-03 Child's Family Say Kidnappers Wore Military Uniforms Related: Chahar Bolak district: 2020-10-14 Chahar Bolak: Homes, Crops Destroyed by Fighting in Balkh Chahar Bolak district: 2020-05-10 Taliban militants suffer casualties after attacking Afghan forces’ convoy in Balkh Chahar Bolak district: 2020-04-14 Afghan forces conducted preemptive strikes against Taliban in Balkh Posted by: trailing wife 2020-12-10 |
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