Smoke rises from police headquarters while Afghan security forces keep watch after a suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked the provincial police headquarters in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, Afghanistan October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
DW: Coordinated attacks, car bomb blasts rock Afghanistan
Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a police HQ in Afghanistan after driving an explosive-laden Humvee into the center of the Andar district. Elsewhere, a reinforcement convoy and a police training center were also hit.
Security forces were battling jihadists in at least two locations in Afghanistan, with dozens reported killed, officials said on Tuesday.
An attack in Ghazni province saw Taliban militants drive a stolen Humvee into the administrative center of Andar district and detonate the vehicle near the police headquarters and the seat of the district governor. Some 300 Taliban fighters then attacked the area. At least 30 members of the security forces were killed in the explosion and the subsequent gunfight, the DPA news agency reported, citing provincial council member Amanullah Kamran.
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More News On Today's Coordinated Attacks Across Afghanistan
Afghan officials: Taliban wave of attacks kills at least 74 -- AP
Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan -- Reuters
Afghanistan Taliban suicide attacks kill dozens -- BBC
Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 71 in attacks on Afghan security forces -- AFP
At least 33 dead in Afghanistan suicide bombing -- UPI
Carnage after Taliban militants strike Afghan police -- AFP
Deadly attack hits Afghan police training centre -- Al Jazeera
Back to back heavy explosions rocks Gardez city in Paktia -- Khaama Press
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