The death toll from Taliban attack on a police training center in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province in the east of Afghanistan rose to 12 with about 40 injured, Afghan officials said on Tuesday.
A suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives near the training center, then a number of attackers launched their assault on the training center, the BBC reported, quoting a statement by the interior ministry as saying.
The victims include women, students and police, Hedayatullah Hamidi, public health director in Gardez said.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: MENA
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