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WORLD NEWS Wednesday 18 OctOber 2017

Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghanistan, kill 74

By AMIR SHAH blast that shattered glass
Associated Press and broke all the windows
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — at the building he was in.
The Taliban unleashed a The university is about 2 ki-
wave of attacks across Af- lometers (1.25 miles) from
ghanistan on Tuesday, tar- the training academy, said
geting police compounds Aqmhal, who was slightly
and government facilities injured by the glass.
with suicide bombers in the A lawmaker from Paktia,
country’s south, east and Mujeeb Rahman Cham-
west, and killing at least 74 kani, said that along with
people, officials said. the provincial police chief,
Among those killed in one several of his staff were
of the attacks was a pro- killed. Most of the casual-
vincial police chief. Scores ties were civilians who had
were also wounded, both come to the center, which
policemen and civilians. also serves a government
Afghanistan’s deputy inte- passport department,
rior minister, Murad Ali Mu- Chamkani said. In south-
rad, called the onslaught ern Ghazni province, the
the “biggest terrorist attack insurgents stormed a se-
this year.” Murad told a curity compound in Andar
press conference in Kabul district, using a suicide car
that attacks in Ghazni and bomb and killing 25 police
Paktia provinces killed 71 and five civilians, Murad Afghan National Amy commandos take their position near a building during a military exercise
people. In southern Paktia said. At least 15 people in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. The Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks across
province, 41 people — 21 were wounded, including Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 74 people, officials said.
policemen and 20 civilians 10 policemen, he added. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
— were killed when the Arif Noori, spokesman for The Taliban claimed re- strikes killed 35 Taliban Chamkani, the lawmak-
Taliban targeted a police the provincial governor in sponsibility for all three at- fighters in the country’s er from Paktia, said the
compound in the provin- Ghazni, said the Taliban tacks. east, near the border with drones struck as the Taliban
cial capital of Gardez with attack there lasted nine Despite the staggering Pakistan. Abdullah Asrat, were collecting the bod-
two suicide car bombs. hours. By the time the at- numbers, Murad said Af- spokesman for the gover- ies of 20 militants killed in a
Among the wounded were tackers were repelled, ghan forces are confident nor of Paktia province, said strike Monday on a militant
48 policemen and 110 civil- there were 13 bodies of Tal- in their “readiness to fight drones fired missiles at four base near the border. Paki-
ians. iban fighters on the ground, terrorists and eliminate locations in Anzarki Kan- stani intelligence officials
The provincial police chief, Noori added. them from Afghanistan.” daw, killing the insurgents say Monday’s drone strike
Toryalai Abdyani, was And in western Farah prov- He said the Taliban have and wounding 15 others. hit a militant compound
killed in the Paktia attack, ince, police chief Abdul suffered heavy defeats He said a commander of on the Pakistani side of the
Murad said. Maruf Fulad says the Tal- over the past six months at the Pakistani Taliban, Abu border, but Pakistan’s army
The Interior Ministry said in iban attacked a govern- the hands of Afghan forces Bakr, and other senior in- later denied any such strike
a statement earlier Tues- ment compound in Shib- and were seeking revenge. surgents were among the on its territory. It was not im-
day that after the two cars kho district, killing three po- Later on Tuesday, an Af- dead. He did not provide mediately possible to rec-
blew up in Gardez, five at- licemen. ghan official said drone further details. oncile the two accounts..q
tackers with suicide belts
tried to storm the com-
pound but were killed by 3 killed in Togo unrest after religious leader held
Afghan security forces.
Health Ministry spokesman LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo es arrested Mohamed Al- The government said pro- bers said ruling party sup-
Waheed Majroo said the officials say three people, assani Djobo on charges testers in the central Togo porters retaliated by burn-
Gardez city hospital report- including two soldiers, have of preaching violence and cities of Sokode and Bafilo ing down the headquar-
ed receiving at least 130 been killed in clashes after hatred against the military. erected street barricades ters for Atchadam’s party
wounded in the attack. the arrest Monday evening Djobo is associated with and set fire to the ruling in Lome. The unrest occurs
Hamza Aqmhal, a student of a religious leader close opposition politician Tikpi party headquarters and ahead of a two-day op-
at the Paktia University, told to an opposition politician. Atchadam who has led the homes of government position protest demand-
The Associated Press that The government said Tues- protests calling for presi- officials. ing term limits for President
he heard a very powerful day that paramilitary forc- dential term limits. Opposition coalition mem- Faure Gnassingbe.q