Over 30 Policemen Killed In Taliban Attack In Northern Afghanistan - Reports

Over 30 Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Northern Afghanistan - Reports

Over 30 Afghan police officers have been killed in a Taliban attack in the north of Afghanistan, Afghan media reported on Tuesday, citing a local source.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th October, 2018) Over 30 Afghan police officers have been killed in a Taliban attack in the north of Afghanistan, Afghan media reported on Tuesday, citing a local source.

The militants attacked security checkpoints located in the province of Samangan, namely its Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district, at 11 p.m. local time on Monday (18:30 GMT), according to the Pajhwok news agency.

Taliban members reportedly killed the deputy police chief of Samangan, among others, and seized eight police pickups, two trucks, weapons and ammunition.

Afghanistan has been suffering from an unstable political and social situation for years, with the government forces engaged in fight against the Taliban radical movement and various terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State (banned in Russia), which are attempting to gain control over the country.