An Afghan official says 18 police went missing when the Taliban seized a remote district in the north-western Faryab province.
Interior
Ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi said on Tuesday that the district
police chief and 17 of his men have not been heard from since Monday. He
says insurgents seized Ghormach district on Sunday.
Qari Yousef
Ahmadi, a spokesperson for the Taliban, said they detained the district
police chief, who was wounded in battle, along with 13 other police.
Sediqqi
says reinforcements have been sent to the province and First Vice
President Abdul Rashid Dostum, a former warlord with no formal position
in the military, will co-ordinate operations there.
The Taliban are challenging Afghan forces on many fronts following the conclusion of the international combat mission last year.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Afghan official: 18 police missing after Taliban attack
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