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At least six Afghan police officers have been killed in an ambush in Ghazni province, officials have told the BBC.

The attack took place in Deh Yak district, several kilometres from the district headquarters.

Police officials said a group of police was hit by a roadside bomb and then came under gunfire.

The attack comes a day after government forces beat back an attempt by scores of militants to seize parts of Kandahar city, to the south of Ghazni.

The police of Ghazni province, Dilawar Zahid, told the BBC that six police officers were killed and four wounded in yesterday morning's attack in Deh Yak district.