Taliban attack kills five Afghan police, injures 15

Kabul: At least five Afghan policemen were killed and 15 people injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack by Taliban insurgents on the police headquarters in an eastern city on Sunday, authorities said.
The assault on the headquarters in Gardez, which was still continuing, was launched at 6:00 AM, said the regional police commander, Asadullah Shirzad. Five civilians were among the wounded.
One of the five attackers was still holding out more than five hours after the coordinated assault began, Shirzad said. (AFP)