After an earthquake struck the country's southeast, Afghan police captured aerial footage that revealed wrecked homes.

Afghanistan earthquake: Aerial view shows destruction by deadliest quake since 2002

Haji Lala said he was interrogated by the agents -- long-term backers of the Taliban -- for information about a spy working against the group.

The Afghan police team welcoming back Taliban fighters

At least 11 policemen were killed and over a dozen captured Tuesday when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in northern Afghanistan, officials said. A column of more than 400 Taliban fighters on motorbikes attacked Shortepa district police headquarters in Balkh province in the early hours, triggering a lengthy gunfight, provincial spokesman Munir Farhad said.

At least 11 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack

Afghanistan's badly stretched police are taking heavy casualties as attempts build to set up peace talks with Taliban militants, prompting a move to pull back from vulnerable outposts across the country.

Afghan police pull back from isolated outposts as losses mount

A scandal involving inflated contracts for police meat rations underlines the abuse Afghan authorities are struggling to stop in logistics centres, where corrupt officials and contractors have skimmed fortunes from the government and foreign donors.

Meat supplies scam costs Afghan police budget millions

Afghanistan's new police chief Khoshal Sadat has one of the hardest jobs in the country - rooting out abuses and bringing new energy to a force that for years has been used as a cash machine by corrupt politicians.

New commander takes on corruption 'mess' in Afghan police

At least eight Afghan police were killed in an airstrike during a clash with the Taliban, an official said Friday, in the latest incident of potential friendly fire in the conflict.

At least 8 Afghan police killed in airstrike: Official

At least 13 people are dead and dozens were severely injured after Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday.

At least 13 dead in Taliban attack on Afghan police compound

Gunmen stormed a police station in western Afghanistan Saturday, killing at least five people and wounding two others, officials said, in the latest violence targeting the war-torn country's beleaguered security forces.

Five killed in militant attack on Afghan police station: Officials

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after the insurgents stormed a military base in the western province of Herat, killing 17 Afghan soldiers

19 Afghan police killed in Taliban attack on base: Officials

The previously secret report, first provided to Congress in June but now declassified, lays bare the cultural rifts that can exist when America works with local partners

Pentagon funded Afghan units accused of rights abuses: Report

Police fired on protesters demanding resignation of President Ghani and top security officers after Wednesday's suicide attack killed 90 in Kabul

Afghanistan: 7 dead as protests erupt in Kabul against worsening security scenario

The Taliban has preyed upon the weakness of Afghan cops for nearly two years by using child sex slaves to lure them to death

Taliban uses 'honey trap' boys to kill Afghan policemen

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