 KABUL, Afghanistan -Insurgents attacked a police convoy in central Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 11 police and wounding one, an official said. Militants in the east attacked and killed four men, including a local government official. The convoy attack occurred in the Qarabagh district of Ghazni province, said the province's deputy governor, Kazim Allayar. He said at least three police vehicles were destroyed. It was not immediately known if any insurgents were killed.
Also in Khost on Sunday, a bomb exploded about 150 yards (meters) from a UN office, wounding two people, officials said. Ayub said a man carrying the explosives intended to put them under a bridge but they detonated early. The attacker survived but most of him was hospitalized in serious condition.
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A woman passing by was wounded. Aleem Siddique, a spokesman for the UN mission in Afghanistan, said it was too early to conclude that the UN building in Khost city was deliberately targeted.
| Perhaps there was a school, hospital or daycare center that was closer ... |
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