Taliban kill dozens of Afghan police officers in three-day battle

[Zarvan]

Afghan security forces take their position during a clash by Taliban fighters in the highway between Balkh province to Kunduz, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2015. An Afghan provincial official said Wednesday the Taliban overran two check points in southern Helmand province. (AP Photo)

As many as 29 Afghan border police officers were killed after the Taliban overran two check points and seized weapons in southern Helmand province, an official said Wednesday.

The police officers were killed after a three-day battle, when reinforcements failed to arrive, according to Bashir Ahmad Shakir, a provincial council member in Helmand province.

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Shakir says the Taliban initially killed 21 officers and took eight hostage, but later killed the eight prisoners.

Shakir says the Nawzad district of Helmand province, where the battles took place, is a particularly volatile area that is regularly targeted by insurgents.

"If reinforcements would have gotten there, the police forces could have survived," said Shakir, who added that the Taliban fighters captured vehicles, weapons and ammunition.

Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.


The Taliban seized the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in late September. Government troops took back much of the city three days later, and on Monday the Taliban announced the withdrawal of their last fighters.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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[silent hawk]

This is the beginning of the end.

 

[Sugarcane]

The police officers were killed after a three-day battle, when reinforcements failed to arrive

Reinforcement didn't arrive for 3 days?

R.I.P

 

[saiyan0321]

There are massive deployment and coordination issues amongst afghan forces. Its the very reason kubduz fell and the first attempt to rerakr the city failed. The taliban have a strong chain of command and are very adapt at deployment and retreat which are very important battle strategies. The Afghan forces must learn to reinforce all points with haste and minimal wastage of time otherwise sad events like this or kunduz will keep on happening.

They have also shown great presence in ghazni province and it has become the epicenter of their new offensive. The afghan forces must show that they have learned from their mistakes in kunduz and must not let another district especially ghazni city the capital fall. Tbh I have never seen the Afghan taliban so resurgent since the afghan invasion. They are fighting with purpose and the more they push the more chaos comes to pass..

The talks must resume at all costs. Talks are the only way to peace here otherwise Afghanistan will struggle to see peace.