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Taliban kill 10 policemen in Afghan attack
13 Jan 2008 10:49:21 GMT
Source: Reuters

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Taliban guerrillas killed 10 policemen on Sunday during a raid on their post in southern Afghanistan, provincial officials said.

The pre-dawn attack happened in a village in Maiwand district of Kandahar province, a stronghold of the Taliban insurgency. (Writing by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by David Fox)
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