KABUL, DEC 29 - At least 17 Afghan policemen died last night following an attack by the Taliban against a guard post in the Khwaja Bahauddin district in the northern province of Takhar.
According to the Taliban, the victims are 21 local agents while the police spokesman told ANSA that 17 policemen were killed and four others were injured.
The attack follows yesterday's attack on an outpost in the Sangin (Helmand) district where 10 Afghan army soldiers died.