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Taliban attack kills five Afghan police, injures 15

Published: 18 Jun 2017 - 10:00 am | Last Updated: 17 Nov 2021 - 01:42 am
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AFP

Kabul: At least five Afghan policemen were killed and 15 people injured in an attack by Taliban insurgents on the police headquarters in an eastern city Sunday, authorities said.

The assault on the headquarters in Gardez, which was still continuing, was launched at 6:00 am, said the police commander for southeast Afghanistan, Asadullah Shirzad.

Five civilians were among the wounded.