KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 21: At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in south central Afghanistan, officials said today, as security forces sought to dislodge insurgents in multiple districts.
Fighting is ongoing in Zabul province, where the police were attacked in Shah Joi district, provincial governor Bismullah Afghanmal said.
He said the Taliban had ambushed police in the areas of Chino and Ghulam Rabat.
“The report we have right now indicates that 20 policemen are martyred and 10 others are wounded.
The number may increase,” Afghanmal told Reuters.
REUTERS
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