article_snippet: One policeman who was present during the attack said the police were overwhelmed by the size of the crowd, which grew throughout the attack.
article_snippet: As more people gathered, the police were trying to push the police away, but the police got out of control.
article_snippet: President Ashraf Ghani said police, who play a crucial part in the war against Taliban insurgents, were not well-trained to contain such incidents. '
article_snippet: Almost 90 per cent of the duties of the police today are focused on fighting, which is not the police constitutional role, it is not the police legal role,' President Ashraf Ghani told reporters on Saturday. '
article_snippet: Focusing on civilian capabilities, on enforcement of the rule of law, is key to us.'
article_snippet: I will question Police... we have started we inquiry,' General Zahir Zahir, head of criminal investigation at the interior ministry, said today. '