Afghan National Police

14 Afghan Security Forces Killed as Violence Grips Country

At least 14 Afghan soldiers and police were killed during intense fighting with the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, as unabated violence gripped the country despite ongoing peace talks.

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Afghan Forces, Taliban Clash After Ceasefire End

Ten insurgents were killed in clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, the first time authorities have confirmed direct fighting since a recent ceasefire expired.

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Afghanistan police killed in ‘friendly fire’ US airstrike in Helmand province

More than a dozen Afghan police officers were killed in an airstrike carried out by international forces in Helmand province

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Taliban kill 12 Afghanistan security forces in Badghis province assault

Taliban fighters have killed 12 security forces in the last 48 hours in clashes in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis

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Taliban kill 22 Afghan police in Farah province ambush

At least 22 police were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan in another blow to forces already suffering record casualties

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Taliban attacks in northern Afghanistan kill dozens of security personnel

Taliban fighters killed nearly 60 members of Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces in a spate of attacks across the country's north

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Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings

In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame

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The ‘weak link’: Afghan Police bear the brunt of insecurity in Afghanistan

Undertrained and improperly equipped, the Afghan National Police act more as a security force than civilian police, and they bear the brunt of terrorist attacks

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