Thirteen
killed as Afghan police fight Taliban: Governor
KHOST—Taliban insurgents attacked a border police post in southeastern
Afghanistan, sparking a gunbattle which left three policemen and 10
rebels dead, a provincial governor said.
A group of militants tried to storm the checkpost in the Gomal district
of unruly Paktika province late Monday and fled after an hour-long
battle, governor Mohammed Akram Khepelwak told AFP on Tuesday.
"Three border police were martyred and 10 Taliban were killed in the
one-hour fighting in Gomal district," he said.
Three police officers were also wounded in the incident, he added.
Taliban spokesmen were not immediately available for comment.
There has been a dramatic increase in Taliban attacks this year against
Afghan and foreign forces, mainly in south and southeastern Afghanistan.
Two US troops and an Afghan soldier were killed in a firefight on Monday
with insurgents in eastern Kunar province, the US-led coalition said in
a statement.—Agencies |
