Afghan police stations attacked after deadly raid
Hours after a deadly raid that killed 22, insurgents struck another Afghan police station Monday and seized four officers as hostages, underscoring ongoing violence and instability in the region.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2003
Page
6
Hours after a deadly raid that killed 22, insurgents struck another Afghan police station Monday and seized four officers as hostages, underscoring ongoing violence and instability in the region.
Suspected Taliban fighters attacked a Tarway police station in Paktika province near the Pakistan border, setting the building ablaze and taking four officers hostage. Officials estimate hundreds of attackers, with reports of 200 to 300 involved. The assault follows another deadly raid at Barmal earlier Sunday.
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