QALAT, Afghanistan, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Insider attack, in a police checkpoint, in Shahr-e-Safa district of Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province, left nine police personnel dead today, Saturday, an official said, on condition of anonymity.
A member of the provincial council, Ata Jan Haqbayan, confirmed the deadly attack, saying, the attack happened in the early hours of Saturday, and the attackers fled the area after killing nine policemen.
Meantime, the Taliban outfit confirmed the incident and claimed, in a statement, that eight security personnel were killed and another captured alive.
The statement also added that, seven supporters of the Taliban group were involved in the attack, and all have joined the Taliban fighters around the Shahr-e-Safa district.
Police in the restive Zabul province have yet to make comment on the report.– NNN-AGENCIES
