Insider attack kills 9 Afghan militia, officials say

14/12/2019 19:09

        At least one member of an Afghan militia opened fire on his fellow militiamen early Saturday, killing nine, in what the country's interior ministry called an insider attack.
        
        According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban however claimed the attack was actually a coordinated insurgent assault on the checkpoint where the shooting took place, killing over two dozen militiamen.
        
        There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy, but the Taliban often exaggerate their claims.
        
        Interior Ministry spokesman Fawad Aman says details are sketchy and investigators are still looking into the attack in central Ghazni province's Karabagh district. The number of attackers was also not immediately clear.