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18 dead in Afghan attack including insurgents: Officials

A multiple Taliban suicide attack on a police station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad Thursday has left 18 people dead, including 10 police officers, one civilian and the seven attackers, officials said.

Islamabad: A multiple Taliban suicide attack on a police station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad Thursday has left 18 people dead, including 10 police officers, one civilian and the seven attackers, officials said. "Ten policemen, including the district police chief, were killed and 14 police were wounded," deputy interior minister Mohammad Ayoub Salangi told AFP. "One civilian was also killed, and all seven attackers."
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