Afghan official: Taliban attacks kill 24 police in 2 days
By the Associated Press | July 31, 2016 | 8:00 AM EDT
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban attacks on a district in the southern Afghan province of Helmand province killed at least 24 police officers over the past two days, an Afghan official said on Sunday.
Kareem Atal, the director of Helmand's provincial council, said that battles between government forces and militants have been raging in the Kanashin district since late Friday, when the Taliban took control.
The fighting has spread north to other districts, where militants are targeting checkpoints and have killed at least seven policemen, he said.
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