Taliban militants killed six Afghan police officers on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks launched by the extremist militants.

Taliban militants killed six Afghan police officers on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks launched by the extremist militants.

The attack on a police post in Logar province south of Kabul came a day after militants ambushed a convoy in the north and killed 22 policemen.

Foreign combat troops are pulling out of Afghanistan by the end of the year.
"A group of Taliban attacked a local police post in Baraki Barak district early in the morning and killed six police," district chief Mohammad Rahim Amin told AFP.

"They fought till the last bullet, but they were finally overpowered by Taliban."
Din Mohammad Darwish, the provincial governor's spokesman, confirmed the attack and said the incident was under investigation.

The Taliban, who have waged a bloody fight against NATO and Afghan government forces over the past 13 years, claimed responsibility for the attack via a known Twitter account.

Interior Minister Omar Daudzai on Tuesday told a gathering of security commanders that a lack of proper weapons was hampering the police and causing heavy casualties.

"Police do not have proper arms. The enemies attack police posts with heavy guns while police defend with AK47s," he said.