16 Policemen Killed In Just Two Attacks In Afghanistan
According to the official’s news 16 policemen were being killed in two attacks led by the insurgents in on Monday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Of which, the first attack took place Baghlan Markazi district of north province of Baghlan on early Monday. According to Akbar Barekazi the provincial governor, this happened when a group of insurgents started firing at the checkpost from all the sides.
He also said that the checkpoint had recently constructed on the main highway which linked Baghlan to neighbouring kunduz province to provide security for NATO convoys in the area.
According to Ahmad Jan, senior official in the province one militant was killed whereas, another one was found wounded in the pre-dawn attack. He said that the militants captured a police Ranger vehicle and sized some of the weapons.
Also, when the Taliban militants attacked their security post in Panjau area of Lashkargah, capital of southern province of Helmand; eight other policemen were killed on Monday morning.
The afghan police have borne the brunt of the eight-year insurgency led by Taliban. These poorly trained and equipped forces are more in danger than the country’s army or the international troops as they are thinly stretched across the country and are present in the remote areas.
These Taliban are most active in the Helmand, but militants had not made any comment on Monday’s attack. But the Mirwais, who speak for Hezbi Islami militant group in the Northern provinces, informed the DPA through phone from an undisclosed location that 15 policemen were killed by their fighters in Baghlan firefight.
This Hezbi Islami is a group which is associated with the Taliban insurgents and has jointly waged a war against the western-backed Afghan government and also more 100,000 international troops stationed in the country.
