QALA-E-NAW, Apr 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three police constables were killed, when one of their colleagues turned his gun against them, in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, the latest in a string of insider attacks, local police confirmed today.
The incident occurred at a police checkpoint in Muqur district, in the north of the provincial capital, Qala-e-Naw, last night, deputy provincial police chief, Khwaja Murad Khan, said.
The shooter took weapons and ammunition from the post and fled the scene, presumably to join the Taliban militants, he said.
The local police launched an investigation into the case and details will be released soon, he added.
On Wednesday, three police personnel were killed in an insider attack in northern Kunduz province.– NNN-AGENCIES
