(17 Oct 2017) Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday a Taliban attack on a police compound in eastern Paktia province that began earlier in the day was over.
At least 14 people including civilians were killed.
The statement said the attack began with two suicide car bombings.
The vehicles were packed with explosives when the Taliban targeted the facility in Gardez, the Paktia provincial capital.
It stated that after the two cars blew up, five attackers with suicide belts tried to storm the compound.
Afghan security forces "killed all five terrorists."
The statement also said the attack killed the provincial chief of police, Toryalai Abdyani.
The Taliban also led another attack in southern Ghazni province
Afghanistan's deputy interior minister said at least 71 people died in all in the attacks in Ghazni and Paktia province.
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