KABUL, Afghanistan — Five Afghan police officers were killed and 18 people were wounded in a Taliban attack Sunday on a major base in the eastern province of Paktia, Afghan officials said. The attack on Spin Ghar region’s police headquarters began when a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives at the gate of the compound, creating a breach, officials said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Spin Ghar base is home to regular police, a Special Forces police unit and a regional headquarters, Commander Sherzad said. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the attack on the group’s behalf in a WhatsApp message distributed to journalists. He claimed that 100 police officers had been killed or wounded, but there was no evidence to support that assertion.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2017 06:32 UTC