28 killed including 5 civilians as insurgency in Afghanistan hikes
At least 28 people including five civilians have been killed in the
violent incidents conducted by militants in the militancy-battered
Afghanistan since early Tuesday, officials said.
In the latest wave of violent incidents, the armed insurgents stormed a
police checkpoint in Chardara district of the northern Kunduz province
Tuesday, killing four policemen including the district police chief and
injuring three others, district governor Hafizullah Safi said.
According to the official, the Taliban militants attacked a checkpoint
outside a bazaar in the restive Chardara district Tuesday morning, and
police contingent under Omar Salih the district police chief arrived at
the site to control the situation. Nine fighters including five
insurgents and Salih along with three more police were killed on the
spot.
Earlier in the day, a blast targeted a car on the western edge of
capital city Kabul, killing five including four doctors and injuring two
others, police said.
Similarly, the blast of an explosive-laden military vehicle in Dawlat
Abad district of the northern Faryab province in the wee hours of
Tuesday claimed three soldiers’ lives and injured five others,
provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurash told Xinhua.
According to the official, Taliban militants were attempting to enter a
military base after the blast but the soldiers opened fire, killing five
insurgents and forcing others to flee.
According to Yurash, dozens of houses and shops were destroyed or badly damaged in the blast.
Taliban militants also launched a massive offensive on police
checkpoints in Baghlan-e-Markazai district of the northern Baghlan
province Tuesday morning, leaving six dead including four insurgents and
two policemen. They retreated to their hideouts after facing
resistance.
The officials have blamed the Taliban outfit for increasing activities
and attacking security apparatus, but the armed group in counter-claim
said the Taliban fighters would not take actions unless attacked.
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