Herat, June 23 -- At least four policemen were killed and another was injured in a Taliban attack on Saturday night in Herat province of Afghanistan, a police official said.

"Taliban launched a coordinated attack on a police checkpoint in Guzara district of Herat province Saturday, killing four policemen and injuring another," Sulaiman, the Guzara district police chief, told Xinhua.

A police armoured vehicle was also damaged by Taliban militants.

Taliban militants also suffered casualties and the number was not clear, police added.

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