Rare Insider Attack Kills 16 Afghan Intelligence Operatives in Helmand

Officials in Afghanistan say four operatives of the national intelligence agency have gunned down their 16 colleagues before fleeing to join the Taliban insurgency in the southern Helmand province. The rare overnight “insider” attack took place at a facility linked to the National Directorate of Security or NDS in the Gerishk district, security sources told VOA Sunday. Omar Zawak, the provincial government spokesman, confirmed the incident, saying the Taliban also assaulted the NDS...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - dimanche 11 février 2018