At least 8 killed in suicide attack on provincial Afghan police HQ

KABUL / KHOST: A suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked a provincial Afghan police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding 30, officials said.

At least two attackers were also killed by security forces,
the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which the ministry said targeted a police training centre attached to the headquarters in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province.

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The wounded were taken to hospital, deputy public health director Hedayatullah Hameedi said. Both civilians and security forces were among the casualties, he said. “At the moment the area is sealed by the Crisis Response Unit and efforts are ongoing to eliminate the terrorists,” the statement said.

A local official said two car bombs blew up near the compound that also houses the provincial headquarters of the national police, border police and Afghan National Army. “A group of gunmen have entered the compound and fighting is ongoing,” Allah Mir Bahram, a member of the Paktia provincial council, told AFP.

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