20 Children Injured, 3 Policemen Killed Due to Taliban Bomb Trucks

News24xx.com -A Taliban suicide bomber has killed at least three security officers and injured dozens of residents. Most of the victims were children, when he detonated explosives in a truck near a police building in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said the attack took place on Wednesday in Alishang district, in Laghman province, injuring 36 people, mainly civilians.

Rescuers searched the ruins of buildings destroyed by the explosion.

The attack took place during a pause after last month's presidential election.

The United Nations says 85 civilians have died in violence as a result of the Taliban attacks, related to the election. Afghanistan is currently waiting for the results of the first round.

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