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| Afghan policemen killed in attack | Afghan policemen killed in attack |
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| At least three Afghan policemen have been killed after militants ambushed their vehicle in western Herat province, officials say. | At least three Afghan policemen have been killed after militants ambushed their vehicle in western Herat province, officials say. |
| Four others were reported wounded in the attack late on Tuesday south of the city of Herat. No group has said it carried it the ambush. | Four others were reported wounded in the attack late on Tuesday south of the city of Herat. No group has said it carried it the ambush. |
| It is the latest in a string of deadly attacks across the country. | It is the latest in a string of deadly attacks across the country. |
| Meanwhile, Afghan forces say at least 13 Taleban fighters were killed in the south and west on Tuesday. | Meanwhile, Afghan forces say at least 13 Taleban fighters were killed in the south and west on Tuesday. |
| 'Taleban surrounded' | 'Taleban surrounded' |
| Provincial officials say the police vehicle came under small arms fire in Guzara district of Herat province. | Provincial officials say the police vehicle came under small arms fire in Guzara district of Herat province. |
| There has been a string of attacks in recent days | There has been a string of attacks in recent days |
| "Three police were martyred in the attack and another four were wounded," provincial criminal investigation director Ali Khan told the AFP news agency. | "Three police were martyred in the attack and another four were wounded," provincial criminal investigation director Ali Khan told the AFP news agency. |
| The police had been guarding a hydro-electric dam under construction. | |
| In the southern province of Uruzgan, Afghan officials say troops have encircled more than 200 Taleban insurgents. | In the southern province of Uruzgan, Afghan officials say troops have encircled more than 200 Taleban insurgents. |
| Troops were sent in after Afghan forces apparently received information that senior Taleban commanders were meeting in a village in the province. | Troops were sent in after Afghan forces apparently received information that senior Taleban commanders were meeting in a village in the province. |
| A Taleban spokesman denied that one of the movement's top commanders, Mullah Dadullah, was in the area. | A Taleban spokesman denied that one of the movement's top commanders, Mullah Dadullah, was in the area. |
| Nato said it had no information about fighting in Uruzgan. | Nato said it had no information about fighting in Uruzgan. |
| Bloodshed in Afghanistan has returned to levels not seen since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, with the parts of the south and east particularly hard-hit. | Bloodshed in Afghanistan has returned to levels not seen since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, with the parts of the south and east particularly hard-hit. |
| Analysts say the attacks are the Taleban's response to being squeezed by the build-up of foreign troops in the south and east and they are very difficult to prevent. | Analysts say the attacks are the Taleban's response to being squeezed by the build-up of foreign troops in the south and east and they are very difficult to prevent. |
| Some 4,000 people are believed to have died in 2006 in the insurgency - about a quarter of them civilians. | Some 4,000 people are believed to have died in 2006 in the insurgency - about a quarter of them civilians. |
| Observers are now predicting an increase in fighting with the end of winter. | Observers are now predicting an increase in fighting with the end of winter. |