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Eight people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a police compound in southern Afghanistan, officials say. A suicide bomber has killed nine people in an attack on a police compound in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
The deaths came as a bomber wearing a police uniform detonated explosives inside Kandahar's district headquarters in Andar, AP news agency reported. Five policemen were among those killed in the blast in a government compound in Andar district, some 15km (10 miles) south of Kandahar city.
Three police and five civilians were killed in the blast, government spokesman Zalmay Ayubi told the agency. The Afghan interior ministry said several others were injured. One report said the bomber wore a police uniform.
The attack took place some 15km (10 miles) south of Kandahar city, a militant stronghold of the Taleban. In a separate attack, three police officers were killed by a roadside bomb in the eastern province of Paktia.
Kandahar is one of the key battlegrounds of an ongoing rebel insurgency against the Afghan government and troops from Nato and a US-led coalition. Kandahar is a militant stronghold of the Taleban and a key battleground of a rebel insurgency against the Afghan government and troops from Nato and a US-led coalition.
Afghanistan has seen rising levels of violence in recent months, with Taleban attacks increasing as militants battle for control of parts of the countryside.Afghanistan has seen rising levels of violence in recent months, with Taleban attacks increasing as militants battle for control of parts of the countryside.
Vowing to make Afghanistan a foreign policy priority, US President Barack Obama is sending 21,000 additional American troops to bolster 38,000 already in the country.Vowing to make Afghanistan a foreign policy priority, US President Barack Obama is sending 21,000 additional American troops to bolster 38,000 already in the country.
There are about 70,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, most of them serving under Nato's command.There are about 70,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, most of them serving under Nato's command.
The Taleban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until being removed from power in the US-led invasion of late 2001.The Taleban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until being removed from power in the US-led invasion of late 2001.