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10 policemen killed in Afghanistan

Ten policemen were killed and four others injured on Sunday when Taliban militants attacked a checkpost in Afghanistan's Herat province.…

IANS | Kabul | June 25, 2017 9:30 am

10 policemen killed in Afghanistan

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Ten policemen were killed and four others injured on Sunday when Taliban militants attacked a checkpost in Afghanistan's Herat province.

"A group of Taliban militants attacked the checkpoint near Salma dam in Chasht district and fled after killing the policemen," a security official told Xinhua news agency.

Four militants were killed in the attack.

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