...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...
, allegedly "by Taliban
...Arabic for students...
," according to provincial police.
The incident happened on Thursday evening when the employees were on their way from Kuhsan district in Herat to the center of the province, police front man Abdul Ahad Walizada said.
He said the employees did not coordinate their movement with security agencies.
Tariq Aryan, a front man for the Ministry of Interior Affairs, confirmed the incident and said "Taliban were responsible."
The Taliban has not commented on this report.