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Afghanistan
3 policemen killed in north Afghanistan
2010-09-05
[Iran Press] Three members of the Afghan cops have lost their lives and five others were maimed in an ambush in the northern province of Faryab.

A group of masked marauders staged the attack on an army patrol in Shirin Tagab on Saturday.

Three police officers were killed and five more were injured in the incident, Shirin Tagab District Governor Seyyed Luqman Gahreek told Afghan Islamic Press.

The gunnies hastily departed the scene in a vehicle and their whereabouts are unknown. The police cordoned off the area after the attack and launched an investigation.

Faryab province has become increasingly restless in recent years. Taliban strength has been growing and there has been fighting in Meymaneh -- situated approximately 400 kilometers (248 miles) northwest of the Afghan capital Kabul -- between the gun-hung tough guys and Afghan and US-led foreign forces.
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