KABUL: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeting a village police commander blew himself up in a bazaar in a lawless part of eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people.
Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, the deputy provincial governor of Ghazni province, said on Saturday that the attacker on a motorcycle killed local police commander Dawlat Khan, three of his men, and three civilians.
He says it took place late yesterday in Ghazni's Qarabagh district.
The Afghan Local Police are a village level force designed to be a first line of defence against the Taliban. They are often targeted by insurgents who see them as a direct threat to their ability to operate.
The Taliban have stepped up attacks since foreign troops last month handed security control for the whole country to the Afghans.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Bomb-targeting-Afghan-police-kills-7/articleshow/21395446.cms
Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, the deputy provincial governor of Ghazni province, said on Saturday that the attacker on a motorcycle killed local police commander Dawlat Khan, three of his men, and three civilians.
He says it took place late yesterday in Ghazni's Qarabagh district.
The Afghan Local Police are a village level force designed to be a first line of defence against the Taliban. They are often targeted by insurgents who see them as a direct threat to their ability to operate.
The Taliban have stepped up attacks since foreign troops last month handed security control for the whole country to the Afghans.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Bomb-targeting-Afghan-police-kills-7/articleshow/21395446.cms
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