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Three Afghan cops killed in bomb attack

KABUL, April 26 (KUNA) -- A roadside bomb killed three Afghan border police in southeastern Afghanistan, police said.
The blast took place in Khost province. The policemen were patrolling the border area when their vehicle hit their car last night, a local police officer said.
He added that three policemen were killed and three others injured while their vehicle was completely destroyed. Khost province is located close to the border with Pakistan.
Separately, armed men set fire to a girls' school in northern Afghanistan, locals said.
The incident happened in Ghor, the tiny and remote province coming in the central zone of Afghanistan and is considered peaceful for still being out of the reach of Taliban militants.
Police officials in the area said they were investigating the incident. Taliban are against the education of girls and they have banned them from schools, colleges and universities during their rule in Kabul till ousted from power as a result of US forces attack in late 2001. (end) gk.tg KUNA 261402 Apr 09NNNN