20 police killed in Taliban attacks

At least 20 police officers were killed when militants ambushed checkpoints in Afghanistan’s volatile southern Helmand province, an Afghan official said.

20 police killed in Taliban attacks

At least 20 police officers were killed when militants ambushed checkpoints in Afghanistan’s volatile southern Helmand province, an Afghan official said.

Mohammad Ismail Hotak, the head of the province’s joint co-ordination of police and military operations, said the attacks late last night hit checkpoints in Musa Qala district, long a Taliban stronghold.

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