A roadside bomb ripps through a police convoy in western Afghanistan, killing at least eight policemen. Local media reports say a police chief is among the dead. The incident occurred in the Afghan province of Farah
A roadside bomb in Kabul killed several Afghan police officers earlier today. Nine police officers were killed in the blast, including one local commander, and another was left critically wounded. The attack occured while a police convoy was travelling in the Bakwa district of Farah. The district commander of Bakwa was killed in the attack. The area lies on a major heroin smuggling route to Iran. Ministry spokesman Zemerai Bashary said that said that one of the vehicles in the convoy was destroyed in the explosion. Elsewhere in the same province on Sunday, a police post was attacked by Taliban insurgents. The attack left two militants dead and one wounded. In Helmand, coalition and Afghan troops led by the U.S. clashed with suspected Taliban Insurgents. The coalition was targeting an alleged anti-aircraft weapons trafficker. The battle happened earlier today in Gareshk district and left two militants dead. Two Afghan troops and one coalition soldier were lightly wounded. Sou
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ripps through a police convoy in western Afghanistan, killing at least eight policemen.
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Local media reports say a police chief is among the dead. The incident occurred in the Afghan province of Farah
in Kabul killed several Afghan police officers earlier today. Nine police officers were killed in the blast, including one local commander, and another was left critically wounded. The attack occured while a police convoy was travelling in the Bakwa district of Farah. The district commander of Bakwa was killed in the attack. The area lies on a major heroin smuggling route to Iran. Ministry spokesman Zemerai Bashary said that said that one of the vehicles in the convoy was destroyed in the explosion. Elsewhere in the same province on Sunday, a police post was attacked by Taliban insurgents. The attack left two militants dead and one wounded. In Helmand, coalition and Afghan troops led by the U.S. clashed with suspected Taliban Insurgents. The coalition was targeting an alleged anti-aircraft weapons trafficker. The battle happened earlier today in Gareshk district and left two militants dead. Two Afghan troops and one coalition soldier were lightly wounded. Sou