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Taliban raid targets Afghan police
Police officers are a favoured target of attacks by
the Taliban in provinces like Kandahar  [EPA]

Taliban fighters have stormed a police post in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, killing at least 11 policemen, according to a police official.
 
The overnight attack in Arghandab district of the troubled province is the latest in a string of clashes in recent days.
"One of our police posts was attacked in Arghandab last night. At this point I can confirm that 11 policemen have been killed," Amanuallah Khan, the deputy provincial police chief, said on Monday.
Police vehicles and weapons were also seized by the attackers, Khan said.
 
He laid the blame for the raid on the "enemies of Afghanistan".
 
Kandahar province was where the Taliban rose to prominence in the early 1990s and is one of the worst hit regions in anti-government campaign led by the grouo since their removal from power.
 Source: Agencies
 
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