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| KABUL, Afghanistan — Two separate bombings on Monday killed at least 10 Afghan police officials, including a prominent commander, according to Afghan officials. | KABUL, Afghanistan — Two separate bombings on Monday killed at least 10 Afghan police officials, including a prominent commander, according to Afghan officials. |
| First, in the eastern city of Jalalabad, a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a bicycle rickshaw blew up near a police truck belonging to the police academy for Nangarhar Province. The blast killed three academy teachers and wounded a fourth around 7:30 a.m., according to Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar. | First, in the eastern city of Jalalabad, a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a bicycle rickshaw blew up near a police truck belonging to the police academy for Nangarhar Province. The blast killed three academy teachers and wounded a fourth around 7:30 a.m., according to Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar. |
| At 10 a.m., in Logar Province, south of the capital, Kabul, a suicide bomber dressed in an Afghan Local Police uniform and an explosive vest struck a group of officers in front of the provincial police headquarters in the province's capital, Pul-i-Alam, said Din Mohammad Darwesh, a spokesman for the governor of Logar. Seven local police officers, including their commander, Sabz Ali, were killed. Four other officers and a civilian were wounded, Mr. Darwesh said. | |
| The Afghan Local Police belong to community self-defense units, often trained by American Special Operations troops. Mr. Ali had 70 to 80 police officers under his command in Naseran and in neighboring villages. | The Afghan Local Police belong to community self-defense units, often trained by American Special Operations troops. Mr. Ali had 70 to 80 police officers under his command in Naseran and in neighboring villages. |
| “In the last three years, he became an influential and popular figure among the police in Logar Province, and his prominence against the insurgents and insurgencies caused his death,” Mr. Darwesh said. | “In the last three years, he became an influential and popular figure among the police in Logar Province, and his prominence against the insurgents and insurgencies caused his death,” Mr. Darwesh said. |
| There was a third blast on Monday in Kabul, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities. | |
| The attacks came a day after three bombs were set off in the capital, including one by a suicide bomber in a police uniform who tried to reach the office of the Kabul police chief, Gen. Zahir Zahir, but instead killed his chief of staff, Col. Mohammad Yassin. | The attacks came a day after three bombs were set off in the capital, including one by a suicide bomber in a police uniform who tried to reach the office of the Kabul police chief, Gen. Zahir Zahir, but instead killed his chief of staff, Col. Mohammad Yassin. |
| The blasts on Sunday and Monday came after a long period of relative quiet in Afghanistan, generally since the inauguration of Ashraf Ghani as president on Sept. 29. | The blasts on Sunday and Monday came after a long period of relative quiet in Afghanistan, generally since the inauguration of Ashraf Ghani as president on Sept. 29. |
| The Taliban took responsibility for Sunday’s attacks, but there was initially no such claim on Monday. | The Taliban took responsibility for Sunday’s attacks, but there was initially no such claim on Monday. |