Kabul : Separate attacks in northern Afghanistan killed at least 15 Afghan troops, including 10 soldiers who died in an “insider attack” when a fellow soldier smuggled insurgents inside a checkpoint to kill his colleagues, officials said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the assaults. The so-called insider attacks incidents when an Afghan soldier or policeman turns his gun on fellow troops have been a serious problem in recent years. In assault, deputy provincial police chief in northern Zawzjan province, Abdul Hafiz Khashi, said that before dawn, a traitor allowed an unspecified number of insurgents into the compound at the checkpoint in Qush Tepa district, where they killed 10 soldiers.
Khashi identified the soldier who enabled the attack as Mohammad Alim, saying he had obviously joined insurgents in the area.
The attackers and Alim fled the scene and security forces were pursuing them, he added. Also Tuesday, a roadside bombing in northern Balkh province killed five police officers, including a district police chief, according to Sher Jan Durani, spokesman for the provincial police chief in Balkh.
The five were on patrol in a vehicle in Dawlat Abad district when their car struck the bomb. Three officers were wounded in the explosion.
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Terror attack foiled in Kabul
Kabul : A terror attack was foiled in Afghan capital Kabul following tight security measures taken in the city ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations, the media reported on Tuesday.
According to Kabul police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi, a motorcycle with explosive materials hidden under its seat was found near the Hamid Karzai International Airport, Khaama Press reported.
The explosives were connected with a cell phone for detonation, Rahimi added. The police chief also said that special security arrangements have been made in public places as well as mosques where Eid prayers would be offered on Thursday. Rahimi urged people to assist security forces by informing them if they find anything suspicious.
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