An Afghan provincial official
said Wednesday that a total of 29 border police officers have
been killed after the Taliban overran two check points in
southern Helmand province.
Bashir Ahmad Shakir, a provincial council member in Helmand
province, said that the police officers were killed after a
three-day battle, when reinforcements failed to arrive.
Shakir said 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.
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