The incident took place on Tuesday in the province of Baghlan, a region where insurgents have gained strong footholds in recent years, Nato’s International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said.
The military said police “successfully repelled”an insurgent attack on a school, clinic and the district governor’s building in Dahanah-ye Ghori, killing several insurgents. But added: “During the attack, insurgents overran a police checkpoint and killed the police officers by cutting off their heads.” Isaf condemned the “brutal” killings.
Abdul Majeed, provincial governor confirmed that six Afghan policemen had been killed in their post but refused to give details.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2010.
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