26 June 2017

News Story: Militants kill 10 policemen in Afghan western Herat province

An Afghan Police Officer (File Photo)
HERAT, Afghanistan, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint at nearby of a dam in Afghan western Herat province Sunday morning, killing 10 police personnel, a local official said.

"A group of Taliban insurgents attacked a checkpoint at nearby of Salma Dam in Chasht district early today and fled away after killing 10 police personnel," local official Jilani Farhad told Xinhua.

Read the full story at Xinhua