| Suspected Taliban fighters attacked Afghan government headquarters in eastern Logar province, killing a policeman during a three-hour assault, an official said on Monday. The attack occurred on Sunday in the remote Kharar district of Logar province, about 100km southeast of Kabul, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said. "Kharwar district came under attack by enemies of peace and stability. In the three hours of fighting one police officer was killed," Lutfullah Mashal said. Although government posts and offices regularly come under attack in Afghanistan’s south and southeast, Logar province is generally considered stable. Meanwhile, Afghan soldiers have been injured in clashes during a search operation in Hazar Buz valley near Uruzgan’s Chinartu district, which lies about 330km southwest of Kabul. "Three Afghan soldiers, part of the search operation in Uruzgan, were injured Sunday in the valley when they came under attack by enemy forces," provincial police chief Rozi Khan said. The search operation began about five days ago according to local officials. |