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.
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