6 Afghani Policemen Beheaded by Taliban Fighters in Baghlan, July 21, 2010

6 Afghani Policemen Beheaded by Taliban Fighters in Baghlan

July 21, 2010

Editor's Note:

The following Reuters news story is selective as it does not mention any other attacks in Afghanistan, thus participating in tight NATO control over war news, which is exacerbated by the lack of reporting from the Taliban side of the conflict.

Reuters and other corporate media in NATO countries insist on describing Taliban fighters as "insurgents," which is incorrect description. Insurgents usually are rebels who fight their own legitimate government. This does not apply to Taliban fighters who the NATO foreign forces and their recruited Afghani soldiers.

Taliban behead six Afghan police in north: NATO

Wed Jul 21, 2010, 5:01 am ET

KABUL (Reuters) –

Taliban insurgents beheaded six Afghan police during a raid on government buildings in northern Baghlan province, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Wednesday.

Tuesday's attack by the Taliban targeted a police post and a district government building in a province where they have been largely absent until recently.

It came on the same day an international conference agreed Afghan forces should be leading security operations across the country by 2014, with the aim of relieving foreign troops in some areas by as soon as the end of the year.

A spokesman for the Taliban confirmed the attack, but denied the alliance's report on beheadings. While the Taliban has carried out beheadings before, the governor of Baghlan, Abdul Majid, said he was unaware of the mutilation report.

Despite the number of foreign forces rising to around 150,000, the Taliban have made a comeback from their 2001 ousting and casualties on all sides are mounting.

(Reporting by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by David Fox)

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