Taliban bomb kills 4, attack kills 11 in Afghanistan

Kabul: Afghan officials say a roadside bombing in the country’s east killed four people, including a policeman, while a Taliban attack on a checkpoint the previous night left 11 dead. Spokesman Sarhadi Zwak in eastern Laghman province says the roadside bombing took place in the provincial capital of Mihtarlam on Thursday morning. Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy governor in central Ghazni province, says Taliban insurgents attacked a checkpoint in Andar district on Wednesday night, killing 11 members of a pro-government militia and wounding six. (PTI)