7 Afghan police killed at checkpoint

Two Afghans opened fire on a police commander at a checkpoint in a remote district in the country's south, killing him and six of his men, officials said Tuesday.

The police chief of volatile Kandahar district said that the two attackers were former policemen who had rejoined the force only two days previously. Gen. Abdul Razaq said they fled in a police vehicle with their dead comrades' weapons after the attack in the remote district of Arghistan late Monday. (AP)