Taliban militants launched a series of bombings across Afghanistan, targeting police and government facilities in attacks that killed 74 people and wounded more than 200, officials said Tuesday. In the deadliest attack, Taliban militants detonated car bombs and then stormed a police training center in the eastern province of Paktia, sparking an hours-long battle, leaving 52 people dead. Seventeen police officers were killed in two Taliban attacks elsewhere in Afghanistan, making it one of the deadliest days for Afghan forces in months. In the western province of Farah, Taliban militants stormed the center of Shibkho district, along the Iranian border, late Monday and killed two police officers. Its efforts stalled last year after a U.S. drone strike killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour in Pakistan.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 17, 2017 16:20 UTC