Taliban insurgents in Afghan government attack
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January 11, 2012, Wednesday
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TALIBAN insurgents stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, setting off a firefight that killed 10 people, the Interior Ministry said.
A statement said three attackers broke into a communications building in Sharan, the provincial capital, about 160 kilometers south of Kabul.
In the ensuing firefight two of the attackers set off their suicide bomb vests, it said. In addition to the three attackers, three policemen and four employees of the Telecommunications Ministry were killed in the attack, the statement said. Two officers and a civilian were injured.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said it involved multiple targets. In a statement emailed to journalists, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the governor's office, the provincial reconstruction team and the intelligence headquarters were all hit.
The ministry, however, said the attack was confined to one building.
Paktika province borders Pakistan and is one of the main routes for Taliban fighters infiltrating into eastern Afghanistan. It is also one of the main strongholds of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network, which has been blamed for a series of spectacular attacks, including suicide bombings inside Kabul.
Elsewhere, a joint Afghan and coalition raid killed seven suspected insurgents and captured 30 North of Kabul.
A statement said three attackers broke into a communications building in Sharan, the provincial capital, about 160 kilometers south of Kabul.
In the ensuing firefight two of the attackers set off their suicide bomb vests, it said. In addition to the three attackers, three policemen and four employees of the Telecommunications Ministry were killed in the attack, the statement said. Two officers and a civilian were injured.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said it involved multiple targets. In a statement emailed to journalists, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the governor's office, the provincial reconstruction team and the intelligence headquarters were all hit.
The ministry, however, said the attack was confined to one building.
Paktika province borders Pakistan and is one of the main routes for Taliban fighters infiltrating into eastern Afghanistan. It is also one of the main strongholds of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network, which has been blamed for a series of spectacular attacks, including suicide bombings inside Kabul.
Elsewhere, a joint Afghan and coalition raid killed seven suspected insurgents and captured 30 North of Kabul.
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