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8 highway police personnel killed in Balkh assault

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MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): At least eight security personnel have been killed on the Mazar-i-Sharif-Shiberghan highway as a result of a Taliban attack in northern Balkh province, an official said on Wednesday.

Police chief Ajmal Fayez told Pajhwok Afghan News that militants stormed security check-posts on Mazar-Shiberghan highway late on Tuesday night.

He said the coordinated attack resulted in the killing of eight policemen, including two members of the Afghan Local Police. Three others were wounded.

He said a check . . .

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