AIBAK (Pajhwok): The deputy police chief for northern Samangan province was among 35 policemen killed in a Taliban attack on security posts last night, a source said on Tuesday.
An official, wishing anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed security check-posts in the Zerki area of Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district at 11pm.
Without going into details, he said 35 police personnel had been killed. Col. Khwani Tahiri, the deputy police chief, was among the dead, he added.
Eight police pick-ups, two . . .
