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ISLAMABAD, Sept 28 (KUNA) -- At least 12 Afghan security personnel were killed and four others wounded in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, said officials on Thursday.
Provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani told media that the suicide assault took place at the Maroof district police headquarters late on Wednesday night.
He added that the attackers used a Humvee vehicle in the attack. The intensity of the blast caused damage to the building.
According to local media, Taliban rebels have claimed responsibility to the attack, saying that the fighters overran the district for several hours.
The suicide bombing came a day from US Defense Secretary James Mattis's visit Afghan capital city Kabul for talks with senior Afghan leaders and weeks after announcement of America's new strategy for Afghanistan that involves maintaining presence of US troops in the war torn country. (end)
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