Militant Attacks Kill 17 Afgan Policemen

Militants killed 17 Afgan police officers across Afghanistan, while four suspected Taliban fighters died in a clash with NATO and Afgan troops. Six police officers were killed when their convoy was ambushed along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, a ribbon of road that connects Afghanistan's two major cities. Long stretches of Highway 1 run through areas controlled by Taliban militants. Taliban fighters also ambushed police in Logar province, killing six officers and stealing two police trucks.