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| Afghanistan |
| 6 Policemen Poisoned, Killed in Kandahar |
| 2010-08-18 |
| [Tolo News] Six policemen were poisoned and then killed on Monday afternoon in turbulent Kandahar province by the Taliban, provincial officials said Kandahar Police Chief remarked that the policemen were killed after they ate poisoned food at iftar (fast breaking time) in Dand district of Kandahar. Provincial security officials acknowledged that investigations are on the ground tracking the event. The food was poisoned by their cook and the cook has escaped with the Taliban, officials added. The incident took place as, about 17,000 kg of explosives were seized by police forces in Kandahar, a southern Afghan province where the Taliban activities are at their highest. Meanwhile, following reports on the ban of private security firms by top Afghan officials, yesterday President Karzai's spokesperson made an official announcement that a decree will be issued by the Afghan President under which the firms will be shut within four months. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Somewhere right now Karzai is having one of his nephews take the first bite of his dinner. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2010-08-18 06:42 |