GHAZNI, Afghanistan, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The police chief for Gilan district of eastern Ghazni province was killed and two policemen wounded in a clash with the Taliban militants on Saturday, an official said.
Spokesman for the provincial police Fahim Amarkhil said the incident took place early Saturday, when Abdul Mateen Hemmat, police chief of Gilan District, had been called for help to the policemen clashing with insurgents in Gilan district of the province.
"However, unfortunately, the district police chief Mateen Hemmat was killed in firefight and two others sustained injuries," the spokesman told Xinhua.
Ghazni has been regarded as a restive province where Taliban militants have been fighting the government forces over the past more than a decade.
