Six police officers including Commander killed by Taliban in Eastern Afghanistan ANI | Updated: Jan 02, 2021 12:55 IST Kabul [Afghanistan], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Six police officers, including a local police commander, have been killed by the Taliban terrorist in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, a local source told Sputnik on Saturday. On Friday, a local police unit was ambushed by the Taliban in the Batikot district of the Nangarhar province. The fighting continued until the evening. "Six local policemen, including Commander Tahir Khan, were killed and four others were injured in the ambush," the source said. The Taliban confirmed the clash, saying that six police officers had been killed and nine others injured.