Six Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Zabul: Sources

At least six police force members were killed and two more were wounded in an attack by the Taliban in Zabul province on Monday night, security sources said on Tuesday.

The incident happened when a group of armed Taliban attacked a security outpost in the city of Qalat, the center of Zabul on Monday, the sources said, adding that the Taliban has taken captive three more policemen.

“The Taliban has taken two military vehicles and weapons with them,” sources said.

Local officials and the Taliban so far have not commented on the attack.