Suicide attack hits Afghan police in Paktika

[Robb]

Source: BBC

A group of suicide bombers launched an attack on a police base in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika, officials say.

At least one policemen and four militants were killed during the raid and the gun battle that ensued in Paktika's Urgun district.

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Four suspected Taliban fighters were involved in the raid on the police base in Urgun. One drove a lorry carrying explosives into the entrance, killing a policeman in the blast, local officials say.

The three others militants were killed only after a prolonged gun battle with police.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10135368.stm

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Same basic plan as Wednesday in Bagram, with even poorer results (from the Taliban's perspective). Also, just like Wednesday, the Taliban press corps hugely overstates their success, http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=127178§ionid=351020403">claiming they killed "at least 50."