[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least ten soldiers of the Afghan National Police (ANP) forces were martyred in a coordinated Taliban...Arabic for
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attack in western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province of Afghanistan.
The incident took place late on Thursday night in the vicinity of Shindand district, the officials added.
District administrative chief of Shindand Shukrullah Shakir confirmed the report and said at least ten ANP soldiers bit the dust in the attack.
Shakir further added that the attack was launched shortly after a roadisde bomb targeted a vehicle of the ANP forces as they were travelling through Larzanak area.
According to Shakir, the ANP forces came under heavy fire as they were attempting to support their comrades who were hurt in the roadside kaboom.
In the meantime, reports indicate that more than ten soldiers have bit the dust in the attack, two have been maimed, while two others are still missing.
A security official speaking on the condition confirmed that more than soldiers have been martyred but did not elaborate further regarding the exact number.
Herat is among the relatively calm provinces in the West and fewer terrorist related incidents have been reported from the province since the fall of the Taliban regime.
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the anti-government armed krazed killer groups have been attempting to destabilize the province which borders some of the restive provinces in the South and Northwest as well as in the West.