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At least 22 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambush: official

Published: 26 Nov 2018 - 12:08 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 11:16 pm

AFP

Herat, Afghanistan, At least 22 police were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, a health official said Monday, in another blow to Afghan forces already suffering record casualties.

The attack on the police convoy in Farah province on Sunday also wounded at least two officers, said Shir Ahmad Weda, director of the public hospital in the provincial capital.