Kabul: At least 30 Afghan police personnel have been killed in heavy clashes that broke out between Taliban militants and security forces in Afghanistan’s eastern Wardak province, media reported yesterday.
“The clashes erupted in the early hours of last Thursday. The Taliban militants have taken over control of 12 security checkpoints along the main road connecting the headquarters of Jalris
district to provincial capital Maidan Shar,” TOLONews quoted the provincial council chief as saying.
“The main road to Jalris district centre has been closed since early Thursday. Reinforcement of army soldiers have been deployed by helicopters to the district centre earlier yesterday to avoid militants’ advancement there,” the source added in the report.
The Jalris provincial council painted a bleak picture on the Wardak province situation when they announced that the Jalris district has virtually fallen into the hands of the Taliban.
Addressing a press conference Friday morning, provincial council members said that armed insurgents have taken control of almost the entire district, with the exception of the district governor’s building and some other government offices, the TOLONews report said.
They said so far 30 police officers have been killed by the armed insurgents and heavy clashes are going on between security forces and the militants.
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