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| Afghan attack kills nine police | |
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| Nine policemen have been killed in a suspected Taleban militant attack on a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, police say. | Nine policemen have been killed in a suspected Taleban militant attack on a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, police say. |
| The attack took place in the Nahari Sarraj district, they said. | The attack took place in the Nahari Sarraj district, they said. |
| Helmand is a Taleban stronghold and a large number of international and Afghan troops are based there. | Helmand is a Taleban stronghold and a large number of international and Afghan troops are based there. |
| Suspected militants also ambushed a police vehicle in Ghazni province. Seven policemen were injured and four attackers killed, police said. | Suspected militants also ambushed a police vehicle in Ghazni province. Seven policemen were injured and four attackers killed, police said. |
| New strategy | |
| A senior police officer told the BBC that the Helmand attack on the Helmand-Kandahar highway took place early in the morning. | |
| Afghanistan's interior ministry blamed it on the "enemies of Afghanistan" - a common reference to Taleban militants. | Afghanistan's interior ministry blamed it on the "enemies of Afghanistan" - a common reference to Taleban militants. |
| In the Ghazni attack, militants ambushed a convoy carrying a Taleban detainee and a 30-minute gunfight ensued. | |
| Four of the wounded police were in critical condition, doctors said. | |
| Militant attacks are on the increase with the advent of spring. | |
| The country is awaiting the unveiling by US President Barack Obama of a new strategy for US and Nato forces. |