[Tolo News] Police Chief of Gosfandi district of Sar-e-Pul has been killed in a Taliban attack, provincial officials said on Saturday.The incident happened yesterday in the district while Mr Daud Esaqzai was out on patrol and Taliban shot him dead, Sayed Anwar Rahmati , Governor of Sar-e-Pul told TOLOnews.
One of his bodyguards was maimed in the attack, he added.
The Taliban have grabbed credit for the attack.
Sar-e-Pul has been a relatively peaceful province in the north of Afghanistan but it has recently witnessed jihad boy attacks in some villages.
Afghan and foreign forces have launched operations in different parts of the country to wipe out cut-throats and prepare the ground for a smooth transition to Afghan lead.