A rogue Afghan policeman drugged his colleagues before shooting five of them dead, officials said Thursday.
The incident took place Wednesday night at a checkpoint where 13 policemen were posted in southern Kandahar province.
The attacker was later shot dead by police from a nearby checkpoint who approached after hearing the firing.
“Around 9:00 pm, a rogue policeman turned his weapon on his colleagues in a police checkpoint in Zherai district of Kandahar province,” Rahmatullah Atrafi, deputy police chief for the province, told AFP.
“Tragically, we have five policemen martyred and seven others were wounded — they fell asleep after being drugged,” he added.
The provincial governor spokesman Samim Khpalwak confirmed the account to AFP.
