The New Nation - Internet Edition

Internet Edition. February 27, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Six killed in Afghan blast

AP, Kabul

A roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying five policemen and a child in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing all six, officials said.

Taliban militants have increasingly aimed their attacks at police, killing more than 925 officers in 2007 alone. Afghan police often work in small groups in remote and dangerous territory, where they are outnumbered and outgunned by insurgents.

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