DHAKA: 10 police officers were killed by Taliban fighters attack at Yamgan district headquarters of Badakhshan province’s in Afghanistan from four directions on Saturday.

The Taliban have wrested control of Badakhshan province's Yamgan district in northeastern Afghanistan after attacking.

An Afghan local police commander told Al Jazeera that 10 police officers were killed in the attack which started at about 4:00am (local time).

The toll differed slightly from that given by the parliamentary representative for the province, Abdul Wali Niazi, who told local media that seven police had been killed and three had been taken hostage.

Abdullah Naji Nazari, the head of the provincial council, did not confirm the casualty figures, but said the centre of Yamgan had been captured by the Taliban.

“The situation is tense and worrying if reinforcements are not sent in time,” he said.

BDST: 2055 HRS, JUNE 06, 2015
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