Afghanistan: Nine Policemen killed in an insurgent attack in Helmand province

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KABUL, 27 March, 2021 (TON): On Saturday, at least nine policemen killed after the Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.

The attack was carried out by the insurgents on the checkpoint along the Kandahar-Heart highway in Nahr-e-Saraj district, the security official said.

Three policemen, including a senior official were killed and others injured during the clashes, the provincial police spokesman Mohammad Zaman Hamdard told the media.

Taliban agreed to take the responsibility of the insurgent attack.

However, the violence in the country has been increasing despite, ongoing peace talks between the representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha.

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