The Taliban militants have set on fire the dead bodies of at least eight policemen who were killed in an attack on a check post in northeastern Takhar province.<\/p>\n
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The Taliban militants have set on fire the dead bodies of at least eight policemen who were killed in an attack on a check post in northeastern Takhar province.<\/p>\n
Provincial police spokesman Asir confirmed the incident and said the policemen were killed after the militant attacked their check post in Khwaja Ghar district.<\/p>\n
Asir further added that the incident took place late on Wednesday night in the vicinity of Kandahar Qeshlaq area of the district.<\/p>\n
According to Asir, the Taliban militants carried out the attack with the support of one of the policemen who had links with the militants.<\/p>\n
He also added that the Taliban militants escaped from the area after attacking the killing the policemen and snatching the policemen arms.<\/p>\n
The Taliban group spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed the attack and claims that nine policemen were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n
Takhar has been among the relatively calm provinces in northeastern parts of Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime.<\/p>\n
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