KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan officials confirm that at least four provincial intelligence service agents have been killed in an attack by Taliban insurgents in eastern Ghazni province.
Two provincial officials from eastern Paktika province confirmed on Monday that the deputy provincial director for Paktika, Abdul Wahib Khan, as well as his driver and two other people were killed in the ambush on Sunday.
The attack took place when their convoy was traveling from Ghazni toward Paktika province. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to talk about intelligence-related issues.
The officials added that there were reports of others being wounded, but the exact number was not known.
Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the ambush.
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Four Afghan intelligence agents killed in Taliban attack
Four Afghan intelligence agents killed in Taliban attack
Gunmen in military-style uniforms kill seven in Ecuador
QUITO: Gunmen dressed in military-style uniforms killed seven people Monday in western Ecuador, police said, as the country continues to grapple with drug violence.
Attacks by individuals dressed as soldiers are frequent in the South American nation, where drug trafficking gangs with connections to international cartels are fighting over turf.
Monday’s massacre occurred at a ranch in Manabi, which has been under a state of emergency — along with eight other provinces — since January.
President Daniel Noboa has deployed the military in anti-drug campaigns but homicides have only increased, ticking up to a record 9,216 violent deaths last year.
Monday’s attack occurred in the early morning and “left seven people dead from gunshot wounds,” police said.
Before killing them, the attackers took the victims to a courtyard, interrogated them, and then opened fire with rifles and handguns.
Among the dead was a 16-year-old boy.
Ecuador has gone from being one of South America’s safest countries to a major cocaine trafficking hub in the space of a few years, plagued by gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels.
Its strategic location on the Pacific Ocean has made it a gateway for Colombian and Peruvian cocaine destined for the United States and Europe.
Attacks by individuals dressed as soldiers are frequent in the South American nation, where drug trafficking gangs with connections to international cartels are fighting over turf.
Monday’s massacre occurred at a ranch in Manabi, which has been under a state of emergency — along with eight other provinces — since January.
President Daniel Noboa has deployed the military in anti-drug campaigns but homicides have only increased, ticking up to a record 9,216 violent deaths last year.
Monday’s attack occurred in the early morning and “left seven people dead from gunshot wounds,” police said.
Before killing them, the attackers took the victims to a courtyard, interrogated them, and then opened fire with rifles and handguns.
Among the dead was a 16-year-old boy.
Ecuador has gone from being one of South America’s safest countries to a major cocaine trafficking hub in the space of a few years, plagued by gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels.
Its strategic location on the Pacific Ocean has made it a gateway for Colombian and Peruvian cocaine destined for the United States and Europe.
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