5 border police killed in Taliban assault

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): At least five border police personnel have been killed and three others wounded in a Taliban assault in western Herat province, an official said on Wednesday.

Bahauddin Ghori, an official of border police brigade, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed security check-posts in the Chehil-Dukhtarna area on the Tur-Ghondai highway on Tuesday night.

Five policemen were killed and three others wounded, he said, adding the rebels captured one of the posts. The militants also took away all weapons and ammunition.

He said security forces had launched an operation to recapture the post.

Safiullah, a resident of the area, expressed concern over insecurity in the locality and said they had witnessed of several Taliban ambushes.

However, the insurgents have not yet commented regarding the overnight assault.

According to another report, a child was rescued from his kidnappers after 50 days of captivity, the governor’s spokesman said.

Jilani Farhad said the child head been abducted in Nimroz and brought to Herat. He added the captive was rescued by NDS personnel.

One of the kidnappers was arrested and efforts are underway for the detention of others.

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