Taleban insurgents have attacked a police post in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, killing at least 11 policemen, an official has said.

The attack took place in the Arghandab district on Sunday night.

Police vehicles and weapons were also seized by the attackers, the senior police officer said.

In Kandahar, the Taleban insurgents have been fighting some of their fiercest battles against international and Afghan forces.

Hundreds of policemen have been killed by militants in the province in the last year.

Analysts say police are often easy targets because they have less training and weaponry, and work in smaller teams than Afghan or Nato soldiers.

(BBC)

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