KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct 15, SPA -- At least three police officers and three suspected Taliban died in clashes in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. Police shot dead two suspected militants on a motorbike who attacked their patrol in the eastern Paktika province on Sunday, said Sayeed Jamal, the spokesman for the province's governor. Separately, a three-hour clash with militants inneighboring Khost province late on Saturday left threepolice dead, one missing and two wounded, said Gen. Mohammed Ayub, Khost's police chief. One Taliban was killed in the clash near the border withPakistan, Ayub said. Militants used rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns during the attack, Ayub was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/396283