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At least four Afghan policemen were killed when a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into a police base, officials say. | At least four Afghan policemen were killed when a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into a police base, officials say. |
The incident took place in Wardak province, south-west of the capital, Kabul. Seventeen others were wounded, some of them critically officials say. | |
The blast went off as worshippers gathered at the police base mosque for morning prayers, AFP reports. | |
The Taliban said they carried out the attack. | |
Members of the Afghan security forces are frequently targeted by militants. | |
The BBC's Jafar Haand in Kabul says the Narkh district, where the attack took place, is one of the most insecure areas of Wardak. | |
Many rural areas of the district are under Taliban control but Hizb-e-Islami insurgents are also active there. | |
Afghan forces are assuming more responsibility for security as Nato and US combat troops prepare to withdraw from the country by the end of 2014. |
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