Policeman Kills Colleagues in Southern Afghanistan, Joins Taliban

A policeman killed six other police servicemen in Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul and joined Taliban movement (terrorist organization, banned in Russia), local media reported Sunday citing local officials.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the TOLO broadcaster, the incident took place on Saturday in Zabul's district of Shinkai.

The man reportedly also let the Taliban seize control over a security post, which contained some weapons, but the security forces later managed to re-take the facility.

Afghanistan has long been suffering from political, economic and security instability as a result of the long-running Taliban insurgency. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are conducting joint offensive operations to combat terrorism across the country.

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