Taliban kill 12 Afghan police with silenced weapons
LASHKAR GAH -- Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand attacked a checkpoint with silenced weapons and hand grenades early on Tuesday killing 12 policemen and stealing weapons and ammunition, officials said.
But a provincial official said that it could be an insider attack as one of the guards was still missing.
"An investigation is ongoing to find out if someone from inside has defected to the Taliban and paved the way for this crime," he said.
