Six Security Force Members Killed in Herat: Officials
Six security force members were killed and several more were wounded in separate attacks and a blast in the western province of Herat since Wednesday night, local officials said on Thursday.
Herat governor Sayed Waheed Qatali said that four security force members were killed in Taliban attacks on Shindand, Obe and Pashtun Zarghon districts of the province on Wednesday night.
One of the incidents was a car bomb attack close to a National Directorate of Security (NDS) facility followed by clashes with security forces in which four security force members were killed and several others were wounded, he said.
(Last Updated On: April 1, 2021)
Local officials in Herat province said Thursday that six security force members were killed and several others were wounded in Taliban attacks and an explosion in the province.
Herat Governor Sayed Wahid Qatali said the Taliban attacked Pashton Zarghon, Shindand and Oba districts overnight- where at least four security personnel were killed and several others were wounded.
Qatali said that the Taliban first detonated a car bomb near a National Security Directorate (NDS) department in Shindand district and then clashed with security forces.
Four security personnel were killed in this incident, Qatali added.
Qatali says Taliban also suffered casualties but he did not give details.