Taliban kill 8 policemen in country's west

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – An Afghan official says a Taliban attack in western Farah province has killed eight police officers. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, says the Taliban attacked a police check point near the city of Farah, the provincial capital, early on Monday morning. Mehri says the attack only lasted 10 to 15 minutes and when reinforcement arrived, they found the bodies at the checkpoint. He added that one policeman was slightly wounded in the attack and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of links with the insurgents. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.