TALOQAN (Pajhwok): The deputy police chief for northern Takhar province was among more than 40 policemen killed in clashes with Taliban insurgents, an official said on Wednesday.
Jawad Hijri, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the clashes erupted between Taliban gunmen and security forces in Baharak and Khwaja Ghar districts on Tuesday night.
He said 25 security personnel, including deputy provincial police chief Raz Mohammad Durandesh, were killed in one of the firefights.
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