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KABUL, March 25 (KUNA) -- Suspected Taliban militants gunned down two
Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident happened in the western province of Herat, bordering
neighbouring Iran, on Monday evening, provincial police chief Rahmatullah Safi
told journalists.
The policemen were patrolling the border areas when they came under attack
from the Taliban, the chief said. He added that the attackers also killed two
civilians while escaping from the area after committing the crime.
Taliban militants so far did not claim responsibility for the killing of
the policemen or the civilians. The western border of Afghanistan, especially
the provinces bordering Iran, are frequently used by smugglers for smuggling
of goods as well human trafficking. (end)
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