The Taliban militants captured the police headquarters in Trinkot city, the capital of Oruzgan province on Wednesday night.
Taliban capture police command – Oruzgan
خبرگزاری Herat Afghan Voice Agency(AVA) , 4 Mar 2020 - 17:10
The Taliban militants captured the police headquarters in Trinkot city, the capital of Oruzgan province on Wednesday night.
Zurgai Abadi, a provincial spokesman told media that the insurgents stormed and captured the police command, killing five policemen and wounding seven others.
Meanwhile, he stressed that Afghan forces have also inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban, but did not provide further details.
The Taliban yet to make a comment on this regard.
It comes as the Taliban has resumed attacks against the Afghan forces, while it has ordered its fighters not to carry out any attack on the US and foreign forces.
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