GHAZNI, Afghanistan, June 2: A suicide car bombing killed eight Afghan police officers and wounded seven others after targeting a police station in the country’s eastern Ghazni province, an official confirmed Sunday.

The blast happened at about 2150 hrs Saturday, when a hijacked military vehicle packed with explosives struck to provincial Reserve Police Force station in Esfandi area, some 6 km to the provincial capital Ghazni city, killing eight police personnel and wounding seven others, Adam Khan Sirat, provincial police spokesman, told Xinhua.

“Unfortunately, eight personnel of Police Reserve Force unit were martyred and seven others suffered injuries, when a Taliban hijacked Humvee vehicle full of explosives slammed the police military unit building, in the provincial capital Ghazni,” the spokesman confirmed.

Few weeks ago, an explosive-packed Humvee also went off near a police checkpoint on outskirts of the city, killing two police officers and wounding 15 people.

 (AGENCIES) </s> GHAZNI, Afghanistan: A suicide car bombing killed eight Afghan police officers and wounded seven others after targeting a police station in the country’s eastern Ghazni province, an official confirmed Sunday.

The blast happened at about 2150 hrs Saturday, when a hijacked military vehicle packed with explosives struck to provincial Reserve Police Force station in Esfandi area, some 6 km to the provincial capital Ghazni city, killing eight police personnel and wounding seven others, Adam Khan Sirat, provincial police spokesman, told Xinhua.

“Unfortunately, eight personnel of Police Reserve Force unit were martyred and seven others suffered injuries, when a Taliban hijacked Humvee vehicle full of explosives slammed the police military unit building, in the provincial capital Ghazni,” the spokesman confirmed.

Few weeks ago, an explosive-packed Humvee also went off near a police checkpoint on outskirts of the city, killing two police officers and wounding 15 people. (AGENCIES) </s> Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber attacked an Afghan intelligence training facility in the Wardak province Monday, killing dozens of people, security officials said.

The bomber used a Humvee to ram into the compound run by the country's national intelligence agency, causing an explosion, The Washington Post reported. After the explosion, gunmen entered the compound, where they were killed by security forces.

A senior official with Afghan's National Directorate of Security told The Guardian at least 50 people died or sustained injuries. Another official from the Afghan public health ministry said the total people killed and injured could be about 140 people.

The Taliban took responsibility for the attack, which followed another incident Sunday in which a suicide bomber used the same tactics to disrupt a government convoy in Logar. The provincial governor survived the attack, but eight of his bodyguards died.

Taliban attacks have increased while leaders participate in peace talks supported by the United States. Some Afghan officials said the attacks are a tactic to get leverage in the discussions aimed at ending the 17-year war.

Hussein Ali Baligh, a member of the local provincial council, expressed concern over how an explosives-laden Humvee can pass enough checkpoints to reach the guarded facility. He said the vehicle appeared to have once belonged to the Afghan government.

"It shows the weakness of our forces," Ali Baligh said. "Our forces are brave, but their commanders have weaknesses." </s> The blast took place some 4 miles away from the provincial capital on Saturday evening.

"Unfortunately, eight personnel of Police Reserve Force unit were martyred and seven others suffered injuries, when a Taliban hijacked Humvee [High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle] vehicle full of explosives slammed the police military unit building, in the provincial capital Ghazni", Adam Khan Sirat, a provincial police spokesman, told the Xinhua news agency.

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The media outlet recalled that a similar attack rocked the outskirts of the provincial capital last week, when a bomb-laden military vehicle exploded at a police checkpoint, killing two policemen and injuring 15 other people.

Afghanistan has long been suffering from political, social and security instability due to simmering insurgency, including that of the Taliban movement and the Islamic State terror organisation (banned in Russia). </s> A burned out vehicle sits at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 31, 2019 (AP)

KABUL: A suicide car bomb exploded early Friday morning in an eastern neighborhood of the capital Kabul, leaving seven casualties, police said.Firdous Faramaz, Kabul police chief spokesman, could not immediately say how many were dead or wounded."It's too early to say what was the target or to say how many of the seven casualties in the bombing have died and how many are wounded," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.The attacker struck in the eastern Yakatot neighborhood, where US and NATO forces maintain complexes as well as facilities operated by the Afghan National Security Forces.On Thursday, six people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Afghan army academy and training center, also in the same area but several kilometers (miles) away from Friday's explosion.The Interior Ministry on Thursday said a soldier had noticed a suspicious person and as he approached him, the attacker detonated his explosives near the academy. The soldier's action likely saved lives.No one has taken responsibility for either attack but both the Taliban and an Islamic State affiliate have infiltrated the capital in the past. </s> (Last Updated On: June 3, 2019)

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden Humvee inside an Afghan security forces base in central Ghazni province on Saturday night, local officials confirmed.

Abdul Karim Abed, deputy administrative for Ghazni police chief told Ariana News that the incident has taken place in the police reserve unit center in the provincial capital of Ghazni city at around 9:30 pm on Saturday.

According to Abed, at least five security forces were killed and seven others wounded in the suicide attack.

Meanwhile, Arif Noori a spokesman for the provincial governor said four civilians were also injured in the incident.

However, the provincial council members say that eight Afghan soldiers have been killed and seven others wounded in the attack.

The Taliban militants group in a statement has claimed responsibility for the attack adding that at least 40 Afghan soldiers have been killed in the incident.

Ghazni is among the insecure provinces in central Afghanistan where the Taliban militants are actively operating in a number of its districts including the capital city of the province. </s> 12 killed in suicide attack on security forces convoy in Kabul

AT-KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber targeting convoy of theAfghan security forces at the outskirts of Kabul—the capital city, has killed 12,while the same other received injures, security official said Tuesday.

Kabul Police Spokesman Basir Mujahid told Afghanistan Times that four security forces and eight civilians inducing two women were killed in Paghman district in western Kabul when a suicide bomber struck a security convoy.

Spokesman for Ministry of Interior said a bomber, driving a car, rammed into security forces vehicle in Bala Chenar area of Paghman at around 9:20am, local time.

Another spokesman of the Interior Ministry Nasrat Rahimi said the terrorist act was conducted by a white color corolla model vehicle full of explosives.

However, a security forces at condition of anonymity said that the target was a team of National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives.

The Taliban insurgent group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

It has been years now that Afghanistan has been suffering from long-decades of war, and its security forces struggling to counter attacks from the Taliban, Islamic State, and other militant groups. </s> A convoy of Afghan security forces was targeted by a suicide bomber in Paghman district in west Kabul on Tuesday morning in which four persons were killed.

Ministry of Interior spokesperson Najib Danish said the explosion took place in Bala Chinar area in Paghman district at around 9.20 am while a convoy of security forces was passing through the area. "It is still not clear whether the attacker was on foot or driving a vehicle," he told Al-Jazeera.

Taliban has claimed the responsibility for the suicide blast.

The attack comes hours after an overnight assault was carried out by Taliban fighters on a checkpoint in Arghistan, a district in southern Kandahar province. According to the provincial media office, at least eight police officers were killed in the attack. (ANI) </s> A suicide truck bomb targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 15 people and wounding 45, according to Iraqi officials. The bomber detonated the vehicle, an oil tanker laden with explosives, security and hospital officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity under regulations.

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A suicide bomber driving a Humvee detonated the vehicle loaded with explosives near a security building in Afghanistan, killing 8 officers.