Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Afghan Commander, 2 Soldiers
A Taliban suicide car bomber killed an Afghan regional base commander and two soldiers Saturday in the southeastern province of Khost, officials and insurgents said. A government spokesman, Mubarez Zadran, told VOA the Afghan forces were targeted in Mando district. The powerful blast also wounded six students from a nearby school, most of whom suffered life-threatening injuries. A Taliban spokesman who said insurgents carried out the assault claimed the explosion had killed five Afghan special forces members. Читать дальше...