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Baghlan [Afghanistan], June 5 (ANI): Two police chiefs and six soldiers were killed in an attack by the Taliban terrorists in the Jugla district of the Baghlan province in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported on Saturday.
2 Police Chiefs, 6 Soldiers Killed in Baghlan Clashes: Source
At least eight security force members, including police chiefs for two districts of Baghlan, were killed in a Taliban attack on Julga district in Baghlan province on Friday night, a security official who wished not to be named said.
Taliban attack started after midnight on Friday from different directions towards the center of Julga district in the northern province of Baghlan and continued until Saturday morning, the official said.
Gulbuddin, the police chief for Julga district, and Lotful-ul-Haq, the police chief for Burka district of Baghlan, were killed in the clashes. Lotful-ul-Haq, the police chief for Burka, went to Julga district to help security forces in the fight against the Taliban, the official said.