Taliban behead 12 civilians in Afghanistan's Ghazni

Published September 26, 2014
The image shows Afghan Taliban fighters. — File photo
The image shows Afghan Taliban fighters. — File photo

KABUL: Taliban have beheaded 12 civilians and torched some 60 homes in an assault on security forces in the eastern Ghazni province, an Afghan official said.

The province's deputy police chief Asadullah Ensafi said the Taliban have attacked several villages over the past week in the Arjistan district.

He said on Thursday night they captured and beheaded 12 family members of local and national police and burned down 60 homes. He added that the battle was still raging.

Ensafi said the Taliban also detonated a car bomb in front of an encampment where some 40 police were posted.

He said it was not immediately possible to reach the area to ascertain casualties because the insurgents had mined the roads.

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