As many as 26 police officers were positioned in the eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, provincial governor's spokesman Asadullah Dawlatzai told Sputnik on Saturday.
"Yes, several local police officers were poisoned in the Alishang district. Thanks to timely response, their lives were saved," Dawlatzai said.
According to the spokesman, the police are now probing the food contractor, and an investigation is underway to determine how officers were poisoned.
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