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Taliban attack kills district police chief in E. Afghanistan
GHAZNI, Afghanistan, July 21, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least two security
personnel including a district police chief were killed as Taliban fighters
stormed security checkpoints in Rashidan district of Afghanistan’s eastern
Ghazni province on Saturday, provincial police chief Farid Ahmad Mashal said.
“A group of Taliban rebels stormed security checkpoints in Rashidan
district early today morning to overcome the district headquarters but their
conspiracy has been foiled and the attack repulsed. But unfortunately two
police including the district police chief lost their lives in the
firefight,” Mashal told Xinhua. The official said the Taliban fighters fled
after suffering “huge casualties.”
Meanwhile, Zabihullah Majahid, who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit
in contact with media, confirmed the clash, saying the militant group has
gained ground and inflicted casualties on security personnel.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1440 hrs