At Least 18 Police Officers Killed By Taliban in Afghanistan
In the northern Badakhshan province
At least 18 Afghan police officers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban ambush in northern Badakhshan province, the interior ministry says.
The police were in Wardooj district and on their way back to the provincial capital after an anti-insurgent operation when they came under attack.
Although the mountainous north-east is relatively peaceful, Wardooj district has become increasingly volatile.
The Taliban said that they had carried out the attack.
In a statement they said that they had taken weapons and vehicles in the attack, and had handed over some of the bodies to tribal elders.
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