Taliban Raid Kills 3 Officers At Kabul Police Headquarters

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Three officers were killed Monday during a Taliban-led raid at traffic police headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Associated Press reported. Five insurgents were killed in the attack, which started with a car bomb and triggered hours of fighting. 

From the AP:

Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi says the battle ended more than nine hours after it began early Monday with a car bomb attack against the front gate of the building. He says four traffic policemen have also been wounded in the fighting.

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