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Local officials in Balkh province said, on Tuesday Taliban fighters firstcaptured and then shot seven Afghan National Police members.

Munir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the governor of Balkh, told the mediaon Wednesday, that the incident took place at around 12:00 pm yesterday inChahar Bolak district of Balkh province.

Farhad added that Taliban fighters killed the seven policemen, immediatelyfollowing their capture.

Some districts in Balkh province are under threat from Taliban attacks, andthe group’s fighters have launched several operations to seize thesedistricts, but have failed in their efforts.

The northern Balkh province is one of the relatively insecure provinces inthe country where Taliban fighters are present and active in various areasof the province.

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