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Afghan officials: Suicide bomber kills 6 in country’s north Afghan officials: Suicide bomber kills 6 in country’s north
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say at least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing in northern Parwan province. KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated his explosives near a busy bazaar in Afghanistan’s northern Parwan province on Tuesday morning, killing at least six people, officials said.
Mohammad Sayed Seddiqi, administrative chief of Siagird district, says the bomber was on a motorbike when the attack took place Tuesday near a bazaar during the traditionally busy morning hours. Earlier, a gunbattle with the Taliban in southern Uruzgan province late on Monday night left at least 12 security forces killed, according to Raheemullah Khan, the province’s deputy police chief.
He says the bomber targeted the local police headquarters. Seddiqi also says at least one police officer was among 26 wounded. Mohammad Sayed Seddiqi, administrative chief of Siagird district, said the motorbike bomber struck during the traditionally busy morning hours, targeting the local police headquarters. No policemen were among the six killed but at least one officer was among the 26 wounded, he added.
Haroon Mubarez, a district police commander, says guards spotted the bomber and ordered him to stop before he was able to enter the police compound. Guards had spotted the bomber and ordered him to stop before he was able to enter the police compound and cause more casualties, said district police commander, Haroon Mubarez.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Taliban have stepped up their attacks on Afghan security forces over the past year as they intensify their 15-year fight to overthrow the Kabul government. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the Parwan attack.
In the Uruzgan assault, “the battle began when Afghan security forces tried to take control of the highway between Dihrawud and the provincial capital, Tarin Kot, from the Taliban,” said Khan.
The highway has been contested between Afghan government forces and the Taliban for about 25 days, he said, and the fighting for control of a section of the highway has caused high casualties on both sides.
The Taliban have stepped up their attacks on Afghan security forces over the past year as they intensify their 15-year war to overthrow the Kabul government.
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