District police chief among 20 killed in Helmand clash 11.10.2005 KABUL, October 11 (Pajhwok Afghan News): As many as 20 soldiers, including a district police chief, and three militants have been killed in an overnight clash in the restive Helmand province. A provincial police official, who wished not to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan News on Tuesday the firefight erupted last night when Taliban ambushed a military convoy in the Registan district of the province. Twenty soldiers, including police chief of the Deshoo district and three insurgents died in the ensuing fight that lasted for several hours, said the official. He informed the attacking party was hiding in a hilly area and opened fire at the convoy when they were crossing the place. Contacted over the telephone, secretary to Helmand governor Haji Mohyiuddin said complete information about the clash would arrive later. Taliban have stepped up attacks in the southern parts of the country after the September 18 parliamentary elections. Several suicide blasts have been happened over the fortnight, three of them in Kandahar, killing a number of government officials and civilians. << | >> |
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