Afghanistan: 12 de-miners shot dead by Taliban insurgents in Helmand
Afghan police said Taliban militants have shot dead at least 12 workers clearing mines in the southern Helmand Province on December 13.
Farid Ahmad Obaid, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, said the attack happened near the former British military base of Camp Bastion.
Obaid said Afghan soldiers were now fighting the Taliban who attacked the workers. He said Afghan troops killed four militants and captured three others.
The attack in Helmand comes hours after a senior Supreme Court official and two NATO troops were killed in separate attacks, both claimed by the Taliban.