By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer Sat Nov 24, 2:09 AM ET
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban militants beheaded seven policemen Friday after overrunning their checkpoints in southern Afghanistan, officials said, while in a separate clash, an Australian soldier and three civilians were killed.
On Saturday, a suicide bomber targeting Italian soldiers killed six Afghans near Kabul, including three children, Afghan officials said.
Six other police officers were missing after the Taliban's Friday attack on police checkpoints in Arghandab district, in Kandahar province, said Abdul Hakim Jan, a police officer.
The attack in the strategic area of Arghandab, 15 miles north of Kandahar city, came weeks after Afghan and foreign troops forced Taliban militants to relinquish control of the town, which they had briefly captured.
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