BFF-51 Gun battle kills 8 in N. Afghanistan, provincial police chief escapes unhurt

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AFGHANISTAN-GUN BATTLE

Gun battle kills 8 in N. Afghanistan, provincial police chief escapes
unhurt

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, July 8, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Taliban militants’
attempts to assassinate the police chief of northern Faryab province led to a
gun battle that left eight people, but the police chief escaped unhurt,
provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurash said Sunday.

“A group of Taliban rebels laid ambush on the convoy of Faryab police chief
Nabi Jan Mullakhil in Almar district Saturday afternoon, but the conspiracy
was foiled after the security forces opened fire on militants, killing seven
rebels on the spot and injuring nine others,” Yurash told Xinhua.

Talking from provincial capital Maimana city, the official also admitted
that one security personnel lost his life and two others sustained injuries
in the firefight.

The Taliban militants haven’t commented on the report.

BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1930 hrs