Taliban kill 4 policemen in country’s west: Afghan official

Author: AFP/Web Desk

KABUL: An Afghan official said on Thurdsday, that an attack carried out by  the Taliban has claimed the lives of four policemen in Afghanistan’s  western Farah province.

Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the Taliban attack early in the morning on Thursday targeted a police vehicle in the district of Pushti Road. There was no immediate comment or claim of responsibility from the insurgent group.

Mehri says the police were patrolling the district when Taliban fighters ambushed and opened fire on the police vehicle.

The Taliban have stepped up attacks on Afghan soldiers and security forces but scores of civilians also die in the assaults by the insurgents.

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