Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
KABUL - 13 November 2017: An Afghan official saids a Taliban attack in western Farah province has killed eight police officers, ABC news reported.
Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the Taliban attacked a police check point near the city of Farah, the provincial capital, early on Monday morning
Mehri said the attack only lasted 10 to 15 minutes and when reinforcement arrived, they found the bodies at the checkpoint.
He added that one policeman was slightly wounded in the attack and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of links with the insurgents.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
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