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NATO Drone Crashes, Police Chief Targeted by Suicide Bombing in Northern Afghanistan

April 6, 2012

 

NATO drone crashes in N. Afghanistan

KABUL, April 6, 2012 (Xinhua) --

A NATO drone crashed Friday in northern Afghanistan, the NATO-led forces said in a press release. "An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in northern Afghanistan today," the NATO-led ISAF said in the release.

The brief ISAF statement ruled out involvement of insurgent activities in the incident, saying"the cause of the crash is currently being assessed, however, initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area. The site has been secured and no injuries have been reported as a result of the incident."

However, a Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid in talks with local media claimed that the insurgent fighters shot down a NATO helicopter in northern Baghlan province.

Editor: Chen Zhi

Suicide bomber kills two in northern Afghan town

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, April 5, 2012 (Xinhua) --

A suicide bomber killed two people and injured six others in Kisham district in northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Thursday, district chief Abdul Salam Paiman said.

"A suicide bombing happened next to a girls' school in Kisham district today, killing two people including a civilian and a commander of local police and injuring six others, all civilians," Paiman told Xinhua.

He added that the attacker walked towards the police commander namely Nazik Mir, and blew himself up.

Meanwhile, Faizul Rahman Ahmadi, the head of health department in Kisham district, said that 17 wounded civilians had been taken to hospital for medical treatment.

This was the second suicide attack in Afghanistan in the last two days. The previous attack in Faryab's provincial capital Maimana on Wednesday left 10 people including three NATO soldiers dead.

Editor: Liu

3 policemen killed, 11 missing in NE Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, April 3, 2012 (Xinhua) --

Three policemen were killed and 11 others were missing following an attack launched by Taliban militants in northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, a provincial government spokesman said on Tuesday. "An unspecified number of armed militants launched an attack on a police check point in Wardoj district Monday night leaving three policemen with Afghan Border Police dead,"spokesman Abdul Maruf Rasikh told Xinhua.

The missing policemen may have been kidnapped by militants in the mountainous province, 315 km northeast of capital Kabul, the spokesman said.

Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the incident. Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told local media via cell phone that Taliban fighters had launched an attack on a police check point in Badakhshan, killing 10 policemen.

He claimed that the militant group made captive 11 policemen besides seizing their weapons and a vehicle.

Afghan and NATO military officials said recently that impressive Taliban-led attacks would occur in the coming weeks and months as spring and summer, known as "fighting season", draw near.

Editor: Mo Hong'e