By Abdul Haleem
KABUL, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- From his bed in the National Police Hospital in Kabul, Ahjazul Haq, 25, proclaimed that "insurgents and terrorists are the enemies of the world."
Having lost his foot after a mine exploded a month ago in the eastern Ghazni province, the wounded Haq explained that an explosive device planted by "Taliban rebels" on a road on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Ghazni city, was detonated and seriously injured him.
"I was on a routine patrol with colleagues from my unit when I heard a huge blast. The next thing I remember was waking up in hospital," Haq told Xinhua recently.
He went on to explain that he had experienced a number of "nightmares" while carrying out his duties as a police officer. He said that the Taliban insurgents used to attack security checkpoints and the police were forced to return fire to force them to retreat.
"In one of the clashes with Taliban fighters our team killed four armed militants and captured two others alive," Haq recalled.
The relatively volatile Ghazni province has been the scene of increasing Taliban-led insurgency over the past several years that have claimed countless lives including civilians, security personnel and militants.
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