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Afghan Official: Taliban Strike Police Checkpoint, Kill 10

Associated Press

   The Taliban targeted a police checkpoint in Afghanistan's central
   province of Day Kundi on Friday, killing at least 10 policemen,
   provincial officials said as the U.S. envoy for talks with the
   insurgents pressed ahead with meetings with key players in the
   conflict.

   The governor of Day Kundi, Anwar Rahmati, said that along with the 10
   killed, 15 policemen were also wounded in the attack, which took place
   in the district of Patu. The insurgents also suffered casualties, he
   said.

   However, provincial councilman Ghayrat Jawaheri gave a higher death
   toll, saying 13 policemen were killed in the attack. The different
   tolls could not immediately be reconciled.

   Also Friday, a second Taliban attack in Day Kundi, this one in Kijran
   district, left one police officer dead and another wounded, Rahmati
   said. The district has been "under the attack of the Taliban since at
   least one month" he added.

   Taliban spokesman Qari Yusouf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the
   Patu attack but didn't immediately comment on the Kijran assault.
   

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