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The police
officers were killed when one of the bombers detonated his vest
at the first entrance. Wardak province is about an hour's drive
west of the capital.
"Two bombers managed to enter the compound, but our security
forces were prepared and shot them dead before they reached the
second entrance,” Wardak police chief Khalil Andarabi said.
The Afghan police force also suffered losses in eastern Paktika
province, where eight officers were killed in a Taliban ambush
overnight, the deputy governor said on Tuesday.
This followed a series of deadly attacks in southern Helmand
province, where Afghan forces continued to battle the Taliban in
districts that British and American troops spent years fighting
to secure.
At least 14 police officers and seven army servicemen were
killed in clashes at checkpoints in Now Zad district on Monday,
according to local officials.
The casualties included Now Zad's deputy police chief,
provincial council member Attaullah Afghan said.
(Reporting by Mirwais Harooni, Ahmad Sultan and Mohammad
Stanekzai; Writing by Jessica Donati)
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