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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) — Taliban militants have attacked the keep company with of a private US security firm in western Afghanistan and killed brace local security guards.

A five-vehicle escort of the USPI company was travelling by the and of western Herat province late Tuesday when it was ambushed by dint of Taliban fighters, deputy provincial police chief Ghulam Sarwar Haidari told AFP Wednesday.

"Taliban attacked a USPI go along with One vehicle was damaged and sum of two units USPI guards were killed yesterday," Haidari said.

The company has a healthy presence in Afghanistan, providing security for private firms, military bases and a innkeeper of organisations.

There have been increasing attacks in Herat province moreover some appear to be carried public by criminals or fighters who are not part