KABUL – A Taliban ambush of a police convoy in western Afghanistan killed 22 policemen while 10 troops died in an insurgent attack on an army checkpoint in the north, Afghan officials said.
Police spokesman Mohebullah Moheb confirmed a late Sunday ambush on a police convoy in Lash-e Joveyn district of Farah Province but gave no details.
A member of the provincial council in Farah, Abdul Samad Salehi, said the convoy had been on its way to the district to introduce the newly-appointed district police chief when it came under attack. Another council member, Dadullah Qaneh, said the new chief had been killed in the attack.
A spokesman at the Farah provincial hospital said 22 bodies had been brought in from the scene, the Afghanistan Times reported.
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In northern Faryab province, the Taliban attacked an army check point in Qaisar district, killing 10 troops, said Mohammad Tahir Rahmani, head of the provincial council. Three soldiers were wounded while the fate of five others was unknown.
Taliban militants claimed responsibility for both attacks.
Reuters reported on Monday that Afghan authorities were considering postponing the presidential election scheduled for April 20 next year.
Officials said the idea was being considered due to the chaotic situation of the country’s parliamentary elections, which were held last month.
The parliamentary elections came under heavy criticism over problems ranging from incomplete voter lists to malfunctioning biometric voter verification equipment.
In the meantime, diplomatic efforts to begin peace talks with the Taliban may have gained momentum with a meeting held in Moscow earlier this month with the participation of the Taliban representatives and the High Peace Council (HPC).
The US-led foreign troops toppled a Taliban regime that ruled over much of Afghanistan in 2001.
The Taliban view the US-backed government in Kabul as a dysfunctional Western puppet and have refused repeated offers to negotiate with it.
