Taliban Attack Kills 16 Afghan Police Personnel

The Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan has staged a major overnight battlefield assault in a southern province, killing at least 16 police personnel and capturing two outposts. A local security official told VOA on Friday the fighting erupted in the district of Maiwand in Kandahar, saying Afghan forces also inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban in ensuing clashes. He said the assailants also seized three U.S.-made military vehicles, commonly known as Humvees. The official requested...

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