Taliban kill seven Afghan policemen in ambush

An Afghan official says Taliban gunmen have killed seven policemen in an ambush in the northern Kunduz Province.

Nasruddin Khan, Governor of Dashti Archi district, said the policemen were travelling to a neighbouring Province to collect their salaries when they were ambushed by up to 30 militants.

In Parwan Province, north of the capital Kabul, four policemen were killed while manning a security post on Wednesday night in Syagurd district, Governor Mohammad Sayed Sediqi says.

In 2014, more than 5,000 policemen were killed by insurgents.