Herat [Afghanistan], December 5 (ANI): Taliban terrorists on Saturday shot dead two guards of provincial custom office and a civilian in Afghanistan western Herat province, Xinhua reported citing local police.

The incident happened after armed men in a car fired on the two guards of the customs office in Islam Qala port city in the western part of the province, bordering Iran, killing the two men and a passing-by civilian, the provincial police officials said in a statement.

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The police have launched an investigation, the statement said.

In a separate incident, a terrorist belonging to the Taliban was arrested in the country's northern Takhar province, local government spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hejri told Xinhua earlier in the day.

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During the primary investigation, the arrested man confessed to his involvement in anti-government activities in the province, the spokesman said. (ANI)

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