Militants attack police in south Afghanistan
Associated Press Writer
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Police officials in southern Afghanistan say militants have attacked a police checkpoint in the violent province of Kandahar overnight, killing at least three policemen and wounding another six.
The police criminal director of Kandahar, Pashton Moamand, says the attack occurred overnight and that three policemen were killed and six wounded.
NATO French Foreign Legion soldiers identify target before firing during a rocket propelled grenade attack fired by insurgents during operation Avallon in the Tagab Valley, some 50 kilometers east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday Nov. 15, 2009. Hundreds of French and Afghan troops pushed into the volatile valley in an attempt to gain control of an area that has long been a haven for militants who launch quick attacks then fade back into hillside villages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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However, a local police official from the Argandab district where the attack occurred had a higher death toll. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said eight policemen were killed and three seriously wounded.
He said a group of militants attacked the checkpoint from three sides with gunfire and grenades at about 2 a.m. Monday, and then fled.
Authorities are searching the area for the attackers.
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