An Afghan official said that 10 police officers and the wife of a police commander have been killed by Daesh militants in northern Zawzjan province, ABC News reported Saturday.

Mohammad Reza Ghafori, spokesman for the Zawzjan provincial governor, said Saturday that the police officers were ambushed Friday as they were coming out of a mosque.

The wife of the police commander heard about her husband being shot and rushed to the scene, where she was also killed.

Source: MENA