 Afghan police claim to have killed nine Taliban fighters in a skirmish, a day after the rebels attacked a checkpoint that left six border policemen dead.
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"Yer under arrest!" |
Officials say about 200 Afghan police officers clashed with a rebel group during a sweep launched following Monday's attack on a checkpoint in the Arghasan district of Kandahar province.
| "Cheezit! It's da cops!... Ummm... Lotsa cops!" |
Gen. Abdul Raziq, a police commander in the area, says the bodies of four Taliban were recovered after Tuesday's clash, while the insurgents carried away five of their dead. The violence comes amid a spate of attacks on security forces in the volatile south. Militants regularly target the police force, which is seen as weaker than the better trained and equipped national army. Last week, 11 officers were killed when militants attacked their checkpoint north of Kandahar city. |