At least 24 Afghan security forces personnel killed in insider attack: Officials
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Afghan Taleban militants and villagers attend a gathering in Laghman, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2020. The attackers had "connections" to the Taleban.
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KABUL (AFP) - At least two dozen Afghan security forces personnel were killed on Friday (March 20) in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, two officials told AFP.
"At 3am (1030 GMT), 24 Afghan police and army forces were martyred when six police infiltrators opened fire on them while they were asleep," said Zabul Governor Rahmatullah Yarmal.
Zabul provincial council chief Ata Jan Haq Bayan confirmed the toll, adding that the attackers had "connections" to the Taleban.
