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Taliban Attack On Police Post Sparks Fighting

June 14 2010

Afghanistan

Militants raided a police post in central Afghanistan on Sunday, sparking a series of firefights that left eight policemen, four civilians and nine militants dead, Pakistan's Dawn reports.

An overnight attack Saturday in the Kijran district of Day Kundi province left two policemen dead and two others wounded, the provincial governor said.

When reinforcements were sent to the post, more fighting ensued. Six officers and four civilian members of a local militia were killed,...

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