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Militants kill police chief in N Afghanistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-12 13:12

An Afghan Army soldier secures the area as a transport helicopter landing in Afghanistan's Kunar province, August 11, 2009. [Agencies]

KABUL: Taliban insurgents stormed police checkpoint in Kunduz province north of Afghanistan Wednesday morning, killing a district police chief along with his bodyguard and injuring another, an official said.

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"The insurgents raided police checkpoint in Archi district early this morning killing Noor Khan the commander of police in the district and his bodyguard while another policeman sustained injuries,"Deputy police chief of Kunduz province Abdul Rahman Haqtash told Xinhua.

The slain police commander is the brother of provincial governor Mohammad Omar, he added.

In retaliation the troops launched offensive to root out militants from the area, Haqtash asserted.

Kunduz, a relatively peaceful province in north Afghanistan has been the scene of increasing Taliban militants' activities over the past couple of months.