Afghan Official: 3 Police, 2 Insurgents Killed in Gunbattle

An Afghan official says three policemen and two insurgents have been killed in a gunbattle in the southern city of Kandahar.

Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said Wednesday that police came under fire when they surrounded a house in the city overnight. They had received a tip that insurgents were hiding inside and were planning to attack a nearby police station.

Sediqqi said the three dead policemen included the district chief.