Roadside bombing kills five Afghan cops

By Xinhua

Kabul : A roadside bombing killed five policemen in Khost province of eastern Afghanistan Thursday morning, officials said.


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The attack occurred in Yaqoubi district, said Zamarai Bashari, interior ministry spokesman.

No one has claimed responsibility, but Taliban militants have frequently carried out similar attacks.

Khost has been a hotbed of Taliban militants, who attack government and foreign troops frequently.

Rising Taliban insurgency has left over 2,900 people, mostly rebels, killed in Afghanistan this year.

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