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New York Times
February 27, 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying five policemen and a 3-year-old in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing all six, officials said.
The blast happened in the eastern Khost Province, close to the border with Pakistan, said the provincial police chief, Gen. Muhammad Ayub. He blamed Taliban militants for the attack.
The Taliban have increasingly aimed their attacks at the police, killing more than 925 officers in 2007. Afghan police officers often work in small groups in remote and dangerous territory, where they are outnumbered and outgunned by insurgents.
The victims in the attack on Tuesday were in a private vehicle, said Lutfullah Babakarheil, a local government official.
The lack of an effective training program for the police is often cited as one of the West’s biggest failings in Afghanistan. The United States began a new training program this year in which small teams of American soldiers will train and act as mentors for police officers for several months.
February 27, 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying five policemen and a 3-year-old in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing all six, officials said.
The blast happened in the eastern Khost Province, close to the border with Pakistan, said the provincial police chief, Gen. Muhammad Ayub. He blamed Taliban militants for the attack.
The Taliban have increasingly aimed their attacks at the police, killing more than 925 officers in 2007. Afghan police officers often work in small groups in remote and dangerous territory, where they are outnumbered and outgunned by insurgents.
The victims in the attack on Tuesday were in a private vehicle, said Lutfullah Babakarheil, a local government official.
The lack of an effective training program for the police is often cited as one of the West’s biggest failings in Afghanistan. The United States began a new training program this year in which small teams of American soldiers will train and act as mentors for police officers for several months.