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Kabul: At least 12 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in several violent overnight attacks, officials said on Tuesday.
At least eight police officers were killed and two wounded after militants attacked a checkpoint in Zebak district, in the country’s northern Badakhshan province, provincial councillor Zakir Arian told dpa. A police official confirmed the attack and the fact that there were casualties, but gave no numbers.
In western Herat province, at least two members of the security forces were killed and 15 others wounded after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in an attack on a police headquarters in Ghoryan district, officials said.
In a statement, the provincial government said a dozen civilians, including children, were among the wounded. Four residential houses were destroyed and many others were damaged partially, the statement added. (dpa)
At least eight police officers were killed and two wounded after militants attacked a checkpoint in Zebak district, in the country’s northern Badakhshan province, provincial councillor Zakir Arian told dpa. A police official confirmed the attack and the fact that there were casualties, but gave no numbers.
In western Herat province, at least two members of the security forces were killed and 15 others wounded after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in an attack on a police headquarters in Ghoryan district, officials said.
In a statement, the provincial government said a dozen civilians, including children, were among the wounded. Four residential houses were destroyed and many others were damaged partially, the statement added. (dpa)
