Kabul, December 19: Six members of Afghan Public Protection Force were killed and four more were wounded in a Taliban attack on their outpost in Qala-e-Naw, the center of Badghis province, on Saturday, said Abdul Aziz Bek, the head of Badghis provincial council.
The incident happened near the Herat-Badghis highway, he said.
Badghis governor Hesamuddin Shams told TOLOnews that the soldiers were killed in a shooting by the security guards of a private construction company.
Shams said the guards attacked the soldiers after joining the Taliban.
He also confirmed that seven other soldiers are missing. (Tolo news)
This post was published on December 19, 2020