4 policemen killed in Taliban attack

At least four policemen were killed and another was injured in a Taliban attack on Saturday night in Herat province of Afghanistan, a police official said. "Taliban launched a coordinated attack on a police checkpoint in Guzara district of Herat province Saturday, killing four policemen and injuring another," Sulaiman, the Guzara district police chief, told Xinhua. A police armoured vehicle was also damaged by Taliban militants. Taliban militants also suffered casualties and the number was not clear, police added.