KABUL – Taliban fighters attacked a checkpoint in the mountainous provinceof Daikundi, killing at least eight police officers, local officialsconfirmed.
The incident took place in Padgag area of the Kejran district early Friday,in which another 16 officers injured.
Provincial Governor, Sayed Anwar Rahmati, said that eight assailants werealso killed in a three-hour long fire exchange with police, which ended at04:00am.
Rahmati added that “several checkpoints” were deployed in Padgagneighborhood.
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Taliban confirmed the incident and claimed their fighters managed to takecontrol of three of them and seized a large number of weapons andammunition.
But provincial officials reject the claim, saying that the entire area wasunder police control.
