Twelve people were killed and more than 80 injured when Taliban fighters detonated two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Thursday, Reuters reported.

Militant gunman then opened fire from nearby positions and members of the security forces were battling them, according to Tadeen Khan, the southern city’s chief of police. The attackers targeted the police force’s counter-narcotics wing, he said.

Three back-to-back explosions followed the first blast, eyewitnesses said.

The Taliban said in a statement their fighters had detonated car bombs and clashes were continuing as some fighters had entered police offices. </s> A car bomb exploded at a gate of police headquarters in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, a police official said.

“Militants detonated a car loaded with explosives, and some gunmen have entered the buildings around our main office,” said a police official requesting anonymity.

No militant group has claimed responsibility so far. There was no immediate word on casualties. </s> At least nine people have been killed and 60 more injured in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan, Pajhwok news agency reported on Thursday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th July, 2019) At least nine people have been killed and 60 more injured in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan , Pajhwok news agency reported on Thursday.

Photos released on social media show black plumes of smoke billowing from the place of the alleged attack.

Earlier in the day, Jamal Naseer Barakzai, the spokesman of the police command, told Sputnik that a group of Taliban gunmen attacked the police command in Kandahar after detonating an explosive-laden vehicle close to the building.

Local sources have reported at least two explosions, while the official confirmed one to Sputnik. </s> At least nine people have been killed and over 50 injured in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan, a source told Sputnik on Thursday

KABUL (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th July, 2019) At least nine people have been killed and over 50 injured in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan , a source told Sputnik on Thursday.

"So far nine people have been killed and more than 50 have been wounded in the attack," the source said.

Photos released on social media show black plumes of smoke billowing from the place of the alleged attack.

Earlier in the day, Jamal Naseer Barakzai, the spokesman of the police command, told Sputnik that a group of Taliban gunmen attacked the police command in Kandahar after detonating an explosive-laden vehicle close to the building.

Local sources have reported at least two explosions, while the official confirmed one to Sputnik. </s> KABUL (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded at a gate of police headquarters in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Thursday, a police official said.

There was no immediate word on casualties.

“The attackers have targeted the counter-narcotics wing in the Kandahar police,” said Tadeen Khan, the southern city’s chief of police.

After the blast, militant gunman opened fire from nearby positions and members of the security forces were battling them, Khan said.

Police cordoned off the area as passersby fled.

U.S. officials and Taliban miliants have been discussing a peace deal since late last year but despite the talks, the level of violence has not fallen off. </s> KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A local police chief in Afghanistan says a suicide car bombing targeted Afghan soldiers lining up outside a bank in southern Helmand province, killing at least 15 people.

Provincial police chief Gen. Agha Noor Kentoz says the attacker struck on Thursday in Lashkargah, the provincial capital. He says at least a dozen people were wounded in the explosion outside a Kabul Bank branch.

People likely had gathered there to collect salaries ahead of the upcoming holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

Haji Moladad Tobagar, health director in Lashkargah told The Associated Press that the hospital received 25 bodies after the attack, as well as 60 wounded.

He says he fears an even higher casualty toll as more victims were being brought in. The discrepancies in the casualty tolls could not immediately be reconciled. </s> Kabul: At least eight people have been killed and 33 others injured after an explosion struck near the south entrance to Kabul University, Afghanistan’s Health Ministry said on Friday.

Dr. Wahidullah Mayar, the Health Ministry spokesman, wrote on Twitter that eight died and another 33 people were wounded in Friday’s explosion.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility and it was not clear if the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber or remotely detonated.

Ferdous Faramarz, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said two vehicles caught fire after the blast. He said police defused a second bomb that was placed close to the explosion site.

The explosion occurred as students were waiting outside Kabul University to attend exams.

The blast came after at least 12 people were killed and almost 90 wounded on July 18 when Taliban militants detonated two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar.

After the car bombs, Taliban gunmen opened fire from nearby positions, triggering a battle with security forces, said Tadeen Khan, the city’s police chief. The attackers targeted the counternarcotics wing of the police, Khan said. </s> KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police official says at least 14 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in the capital of southern Helmand province.

Haji Marjan says the attack happened on Monday in the city of Lashkar Gah. He says 10 police officers and four civilians were killed but warned that the death toll is likely to rise as it is unclear how many people remain unaccounted for after the explosion.

Lashkar Gah has been under attack by Taliban militants who officials said had entered the city earlier in the day.

The Taliban have been on the outskirts of the city for months, as part of their march across Helmand, where most of the word’s opium is produced. </s> At least twelve people were killed and almost 90 were injured as eight Taliban militants exploded two car bombs and stormed police headquarters in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, the office of Kandahar governor said in a statement on Thursday

KABUL (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th July, 2019) At least twelve people were killed and almost 90 were injured as eight Taliban militants exploded two car bombs and stormed police headquarters in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan , the office of Kandahar governor said in a statement on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, a source told Sputnik that at least nine people had been killed and over 50 injured in the attack.

"There were two detonated car bombs, which killed three policemen and wounded three others. [At least] 89 civilians were killed or wounded in the attack. Nine civilians were killed and 80 more wounded, four women and 11 children among those wounded," the statement says.

According to local officials, the attack started at around 4 p.m. local time (noon GMT) and lasted for at least two hours.�

Photos published in social media show black plumes of smoke billowing from the police headquarters building.

Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying that dozens of soldiers have been killed so far.

Taliban has recently intensified its attacks in the country. Afghan government carries out regular security raids against the insurgents as part of a lengthy civil conflict between the parties.
Twelve people are killed and over 80 injured by two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan.