Taliban attack police headquarters in east Afghanistan

Middle East
01-06-2015 | 04:14
High views
Share
LBCI
Share
LBCI
Whatsapp
facebook
Twitter
Messenger
telegram
telegram
print
Taliban attack police headquarters in east Afghanistan
Whatsapp
facebook
Twitter
Messenger
telegram
telegram
print
2min
Taliban attack police headquarters in east Afghanistan
Taliban militants stormed a police headquarters in an Afghan city after a suicide bomb attack at its gate and wounded at least nine policemen, officials said on Monday.           
 
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the police compound in the eastern city of Jalalabad, which began before midnight on Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated a car-bomb at the gate, clearing the way for his comrades to rush in.        
 
Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, said the attack was aimed at an "importing meeting" at the headquarters. A police commander said his men over-powered the militants.           
 
"Our security forces responded quickly. They shot and killed four others, while a fifth attacker has been detained,"  said provincial police chief Fazal Ahmad Shirzad.          
 
Police seized AK-47 assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and hand grenades from the attackers, he said.         
 
The Taliban, forced from power by U.S.-backed Afghan  opponents and U.S. air strikes in 2001, are fighting to expel foreign forces and the U.S.-backed Afghan government.          
 
In recent weeks, the militants have accelerated their insurgency across the country.       
 
Last week, four Taliban insurgents stormed a guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital last week and held out for hours until they were killed by government forces.      
 
 
REUTERS
Subscribe to our VOD
SUBSCRIBE
Our visitors readings
d-none hideMe
LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-06-06

Samy Gemayel: “Lebanon’s decision is made in Beirut, not Tehran”

LBCI
News Bulletin Reports
2026-05-11

From Tehran to southern Lebanon: Israel’s multiple-front pressure campaign

LBCI
News Bulletin Reports
2026-07-02

Syria-Lebanon relations: from contested history to uncertain diplomatic path

LBCI
Middle East News
2026-08-14

US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran 'indefinitely,' vows more economic pressure

Videos
d-none hideMe
LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-08-06

Lebanon-Israel talks: delegations arrive at US Embassy in Rome — Video

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-07-24

Residents begin returning to Zawtar el-Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon: Video

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-07-20

Slotkin to LBCI: Lebanese army needs resources to confront Hezbollah, $36 million request submitted for special forces

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-06-26

Lebanon’s ambassador to Washington: trilateral framework agreement first step toward restoring sovereignty

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-06-26

Rubio on Lebanon-Israel framework agreement: 'beginning of the beginning,' more work needed

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-06-26

Lebanon, Israel sign trilateral framework agreement after Washington talks attended by Rubio: Video

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-06-20

Israeli strikes renew on Choukine, Maifadoun, and Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon: Video

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-06-19

Massive Israeli strikes hit South Lebanon under ceasefire conditions

LBCI
Lebanon News
2026-06-16

Trump criticizes Israel’s Lebanon campaign, says war has gone on ‘too long’ and floats Syria role in conflict

Most read
d-none hideMe
24 hours
7 days
Month
LBCI
Lebanon News
10:16

Rain in August? Sudden weather shift surprises Lebanon: Video

LBCI
Lebanon News
12:01

Walla: Israeli military strikes Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon

LBCI
News Bulletin Reports
13:19

Wanted for war crimes: Why was retired Syrian Gen. Adel Issa detained in Beirut?

LBCI
News Bulletin Reports
13:10

Diplomacy vs. escalation: Southern Lebanon enters a critical new phase

LBCI
Lebanon News
04:11

Health Ministry: Seven killed, including three children and two women, in Israeli strike on Ansar

LBCI
Lebanon News
01:12

Six killed, two injured in airstrike in southern Lebanon as displacement reported in Nabatieh

LBCI
News Bulletin Reports
13:12

Waste crisis or new tax? Lebanon’s environmental fee raises questions

LBCI
Lebanon News
07:07

Speaker Berri: Israel disregards agreements as attacks in southern Lebanon continue

Download now the LBCI mobile app
To see the latest news, the latest daily programs in Lebanon and the world
Google Play
App Store
Download now the LBCI mobile app
We use
cookies
We use cookies to make
your experience on this
website better.
Accept
Learn More