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| Afghan suicide attack kills five police in Jalalabad | Afghan suicide attack kills five police in Jalalabad |
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| Five police officers have been killed in a suicide attack on a police station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials have told the BBC. | Five police officers have been killed in a suicide attack on a police station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials have told the BBC. |
| The Taliban said they carried out the attack, which also wounded six officers and seven civilians. | |
| Eight suicide attackers armed with weapons attacked the police HQ of Nangarhar, officials say. At least three were killed by police. | Eight suicide attackers armed with weapons attacked the police HQ of Nangarhar, officials say. At least three were killed by police. |
| It comes a day after US Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Afghanistan. | |
| Mr Kerry told a press conference that Afghanistan and the US were "on the same page" regarding peace talks with the Taliban. | Mr Kerry told a press conference that Afghanistan and the US were "on the same page" regarding peace talks with the Taliban. |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai had recently angered Washington by accusing the US and the Taliban of colluding to prolong the conflict. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai had recently angered Washington by accusing the US and the Taliban of colluding to prolong the conflict. |
| Police confirmed that Tuesday's attack had come to an end. | Police confirmed that Tuesday's attack had come to an end. |
| The assault began as one attacker detonated a vehicle packed with explosives. Another three managed to get inside the police headquarters and detonate their suicide vests, officials said. | |
| The Taliban said that the attack targeted "foreigners and Israeli teachers" training Afghan police at the base in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, according to the AFP news agency. | The Taliban said that the attack targeted "foreigners and Israeli teachers" training Afghan police at the base in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, according to the AFP news agency. |
| In December the Taliban attacked a joint US-Afghan airbase in Jalalabad, killing four Afghan soldiers and wounding Nato troops. | In December the Taliban attacked a joint US-Afghan airbase in Jalalabad, killing four Afghan soldiers and wounding Nato troops. |