Car bomb kills 2 soldiers, wounds 3 others in Afghanistan
Posted February 24, 2017 6:00 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan official says a suicide car bomb has killed at least two soldiers and wounded three others in southern Helmand province.
Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the attack took place Friday morning when a suicide car bomb exploded at a police security post in the district of Girishk.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban insurgents are active in southern provinces.
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