Taliban ambush kills dozens of Afghan forces in northern province
2020-10-22 08:39:28 source：The Aljazeera
October 21, 2020
Dozens of the members of Afghanistan’s security forces have been killed and many others wounded in an attack by the Taliban in the northern province of Takhar, officials said.
Takhar provincial health director Abdul Qayoum told AFP news agency on Wednesday that 34 security personnel were killed in the ambush, including the province’s deputy police chief.
At least eight others were wounded in the incident, which took place overnight in Baharak district, a province that is contested between the Taliban and government forces.
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