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Afghan police officers killed in Paktika province | Afghan police officers killed in Paktika province |
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Nine Afghan police officers have been shot dead by a colleague in the eastern Paktika province, Afghan police sources have said. | Nine Afghan police officers have been shot dead by a colleague in the eastern Paktika province, Afghan police sources have said. |
The provincial police chief Dawlat Khan said the incident occurred on Friday, in Yayakhil district. | The provincial police chief Dawlat Khan said the incident occurred on Friday, in Yayakhil district. |
The gunman, who had been assigned to a small command post, shot dead nine of his colleagues as they slept. | The gunman, who had been assigned to a small command post, shot dead nine of his colleagues as they slept. |
Among those killed was his commander and two sons. He then seized their weapons and a police vehicle and fled. | Among those killed was his commander and two sons. He then seized their weapons and a police vehicle and fled. |
Police said that the motive for the killings was not known, but they said they suspected the Taliban were behind the attack. | Police said that the motive for the killings was not known, but they said they suspected the Taliban were behind the attack. |
"This man is a coward. What he did is part of the Taliban conspiracy," Mr Khan said, according to AP news agency. | "This man is a coward. What he did is part of the Taliban conspiracy," Mr Khan said, according to AP news agency. |
The region is a stronghold of the Haqqani network, a Pakistani-based group with ties to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. | The region is a stronghold of the Haqqani network, a Pakistani-based group with ties to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. |
The group mostly attack US-led coalition forces, but they have often also carried out assaults and bombings against the Afghan army and police. | The group mostly attack US-led coalition forces, but they have often also carried out assaults and bombings against the Afghan army and police. |
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that the group were linked to the attack. | |
"Last night, a mujahid fighter attacked a security check post. As a result, he killed nine puppet local policemen," he said in a text message reportedly sent to AFP news agency. | |
The spokesman for the governor of Paktika province said that two other policemen had been arrested, AFP reports. | |
The police officers were all part of the village police, also known as the Afghan Local Police, a local force that provides security in areas where the Afghan army and police cannot operate. | The police officers were all part of the village police, also known as the Afghan Local Police, a local force that provides security in areas where the Afghan army and police cannot operate. |
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