The Taliban claimed Sunday that it kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen in north-eastern Afghanistan part of the insurgents' murder and intimidation campaign against anyone affiliated with the US-backed government. Also Sunday, a Nato service member was killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said.
No details were released about the death, which raised to 94 the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year.
Militants ambushed the policemen Saturday afternoon after being tipped off that they would be travelling in Kunar province, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an emailed statement to reporters. The policemen from Nuristan province had just finished their training to join the Afghan National Police, he said.
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