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| Afghan police die in bomb attack | Afghan police die in bomb attack |
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| Five Afghan policemen including a senior police chief have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion. | Five Afghan policemen including a senior police chief have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion. |
| The incident happened when a police vehicle hit a bomb in Rubat-i-Sangin district in the western province of Herat on Tuesday night, officials say. | The incident happened when a police vehicle hit a bomb in Rubat-i-Sangin district in the western province of Herat on Tuesday night, officials say. |
| It comes two days after suspected militants killed at least 16 policemen in two attacks in the north and south. | |
| Afghan police have often been targets of militants. Hundreds have been killed in the past few years. | |
| There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack, in which the Herat provincial police chief is reported to be among the casualties. | There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack, in which the Herat provincial police chief is reported to be among the casualties. |
| Roadside bomb attacks on police in the past have been blamed on the Taliban. | Roadside bomb attacks on police in the past have been blamed on the Taliban. |
| On Monday, gunmen targeted police posts in Baghlan province in the north and in Helmand province in the south. In each ambush eight policemen were killed. | On Monday, gunmen targeted police posts in Baghlan province in the north and in Helmand province in the south. In each ambush eight policemen were killed. |
| Correspondents say that the insurgents have targeted those regarded as working with the government. | Correspondents say that the insurgents have targeted those regarded as working with the government. |
| Police have borne the brunt of losses among security forces - suffering much heavier casualties than foreign or Afghan troops. |