TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): A police commander ‘defected’ to Taliban militants along with his 13 subordinates in a troubled district of central Uruzgan province on Wednesday.
The police chief for Chora district, Aka, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the 3rd police battalion commander based in Chora district had surrendered to Taliban along with his 13 men.
He identified the commander as Qahir Khan who had been serving as the commander for 3rd police battalion over the past two months.
He said Chora district had already been besieged . . .
