Afghan Police say 6 Taliban killed in clash with officers

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Police say its officers have clashed with and killed six Taliban fighters in western Afghanistan.

Provincial police chief Shah Jahan Noori said among militants killed during the clash Thursday was the Taliban-appointed governor for the western province of Ghor.

He said about 10 militants had crossed into Ghor from the neighboring Helmand province before the clash.

Noori said two police and one civilian were wounded during the firefight.

In the areas of the country where the insurgency is active, Taliban militants try to run a parallel administration - collecting taxes and resolving disputes in impromptu created courts.

According to an Associated Press county, over 1,200 people have died so far this year in insurgency-related violence in Afghanistan. Most of the dead have been militants.