A provincial security official said on Wednesday that Taliban fighters killed six Afghan policemen in an ambush in western Afghanistan.
Raouf Ahmadi, spokesman for the provincial police chief in Herat province said that six other police were wounded in the assault late Tuesday. Mr. Ahmadi said that eight Taliban fighters were also killed in the battle.
The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that more than 1,500 police have been killed in Taliban attacks over the last six months.