Taliban Attack On Police Checkpoint In Afghanistan Leaves 7 Servicemen Killed - Reports

Taliban Attack on Police Checkpoint in Afghanistan Leaves 7 Servicemen Killed - Reports

At least seven policemen were killed and two others wounded in Afghanistan's Zabul province in a Taliban attack on a security forces checkpoint along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, local media reported on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th August, 2018) At least seven policemen were killed and two others wounded in Afghanistan's Zabul province in a Taliban attack on a security forces checkpoint along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, local media reported on Tuesday.

The local law enforcement authorities confirmed that at least seven Taliban militants had also been killed in the attack, the TOLOnews tweeted.

Afghanistan has long been suffering from unstable political, social and security situation due to the simmering Taliban insurgency. The violence is exacerbated by the activities of various terrorist groups.