News agencies quote an Interior Ministry spokesman as saying the ambush occurred on 10 October.
"[On 10 October] around 5 or 6 p.m. [Kabul time], a convoy of Afghan National Police was on its way to introduce a newly appointed district security police chief to officers [in Helmand province]," said spokesman Yusef Stanizai. "But they were ambushed by the enemies of Afghanistan. Clashes between the police and these enemies continued until about one o'clock in the morning. As a result, 18 members of the Afghan National Police were martyred -- including a top security official -- [Helmand's deputy police chief] Amanullah Khan."
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
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Afghanistan: Police Chief Says Smugglers Helped Taliban With Ambush
"[On 10 October] around 5 or 6 p.m. [Kabul time], a convoy of Afghan National Police was on its way to introduce a newly appointed district security police chief to officers [in Helmand province]," said spokesman Yusef Stanizai. "But they were ambushed by the enemies of Afghanistan. Clashes between the police and these enemies continued until about one o'clock in the morning. As a result, 18 members of the Afghan National Police were martyred -- including a top security official -- [Helmand's deputy police chief] Amanullah Khan."
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
See also:
Afghanistan: Police Chief Says Smugglers Helped Taliban With Ambush
