4 Afghans, 2 New Zealand soldiers killed in Taliban ambush in Bamiyan

August 6, 2012 by legitgov

4 Afghans, 2 New Zealand soldiers killed in Taliban ambush in Bamiyan 05 Aug 2012 Taliban-led insurgents killed two New Zealand soldiers and four Afghan intelligence officers Saturday in an ambush in the peaceful central province of Bamiyan, local officials said Sunday. The intelligence officers, members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan's spy agency, had received a report of explosives and IEDs stockpiled in the Baghak area of Shibar district and mounted an operation to seize them, said Abdul Rahman Ahmadi, the spokesman for the Bamiyan's governor. But the Taliban were waiting to ambush the officers, Ahmadi said.