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Afghanistan |
Taliban kill 20 police in Helmand |
2009-01-02 |
![]() "The enemy fighters attacked the policemen after they had lunch in one of their comrades' house," Ahmadi said, adding, "The attack left 20 of our policemen dead." He said the militants also killed a mother who pleaded with them to spare her son, the spokesman said. Taliban spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yousif Ahmadi, said their fighters killed 30 policemen in the attack. The police were working as guards for the district governor, Mullah Abdul Salam. The governor, a former Taliban commander in the area, defected to the Afghan government last year. Taliban militants have carried out several attacks against Mullah Salam in the past. |
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 Maybe Mullah Abdul Salam had second thoughts about his defecation, and is now playing both sides.....triangulating like a clinton? |
Posted by: Sonny Ebbeamp1305 2009-01-02 09:50 |
#1 Makes it difficult for recruitment of new police officers. |
Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-01-02 04:52 |