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Afghanistan
MoI arrest police officer affiliated with Taliban in Farah province
2018-12-23
[KhaamaPress] The Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan (MoI) on Saturday informed regarding the arrest of a police officer affiliated with the Talibs in western Farah province of Afghanistan.

According to a statement released by MoI, a police officer who was serving in police ranks in Farah police commandment was tossed in the calaboose
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
by the Criminal Investigation Department operatives of the ministry.

The statement further added that the police officer was involved in facilitating an attack on police forces on 11th November which resulted into the martyrdom of 22 coppers and officers in Farah province.

The detained police officer has confessed to the charges against him, MoI said, adding that the suspect has been handed over to the National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
for further investigations.

The anti-government armed turban groups including Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
have not commented regarding the affiliation of the detained police officer with the group so far.

This comes as incidents involving insider attacks among the security ranks have increased comparatively during the recent months in some of the restive provinces of the country.
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