Four Afghan police officers were killed by a Taliban infiltrator in western Kandahar Province.

A security source says an infiltrator of the Taliban shot shot dead four police officers at a security checkpoint in Takht-e-Pul district of Kandahar province on Sunday.

Confirming the incident, provincial police spokesman, Jamal Naser Barekzai, says three Taliban fighters were also killed by Afghan police officers as well.

The Taliban has not yet commented on the report.

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