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