▁it ▁started ▁when ▁milit ants ▁began ▁shooting ▁at ▁polic emen ▁killing ▁many . ▁Pol ic emen ▁then ▁turned ▁their ▁weapons ▁on ▁each ▁other , ▁defect ing ▁to ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁officers ▁were ▁sla ugh tered ▁with ▁ha ils ▁of ▁gun fire ▁then ▁they ▁were ▁be head ed ▁and ▁had ▁their ▁bodies ▁m util ated . ▁E ight ▁Afghan ▁polic emen ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁town . ▁The ▁mother ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁s lain ▁polic emen ▁was ▁also ▁killed ▁when ▁she ▁ple aded ▁for ▁her ▁son ' s ▁live . ▁Res idents ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁polic emen ▁were ▁scattered ▁along ▁the ▁road , ▁one ▁said ▁he ▁counted ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁two ▁dead ▁Tal ib an ▁f igh ters ▁as ▁well . ▁Police ▁rein for c ements ▁arrived ▁an ▁hour ▁later ▁and ▁successfully ▁took ▁back ▁Sh agh z ay , ▁after ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁abandoned ▁the ▁town ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁defect ed ▁police ▁officers . ▁The ▁Tal ib an ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁ins ider ▁attack ▁as ▁one ▁former ▁polic emen ▁gave ▁them ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁police ▁group ▁and ▁when ▁to ▁amb ush ▁them , ▁in ▁return ▁he ▁defect ed . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁Category : Am b ush es ▁Category : J anu ary ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁events ▁in ▁Asia ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Hel m and ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Werner ▁R ieben b auer ▁(