Car bomb attack in Afghanistan, at least 5 killed
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Published: Aug 23, 2017, 03:34 IST | Updated: Aug 23, 2017, 03:34 IST
Car bomb attack in Afghanistan
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The explosion struck a crowd of policemen and soldiers who had gathered to collect their pay in Helmand's capital city, Lashkar Gah
At least five people have been killed and over 42 injured after a car bomb detonated near police headquarters in Afghanistan's Helmand province
Two women and two soldiers including a child have been confirmed dead, Reuters reported.
"A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car in a parking lot near the main police headquarters in Lashkar Gah," Omar Zhwak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province, told AFP.
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The attack comes just over 24 hours after USPresident Donald Trump promised to increase the number of US troops in Afganistan in an attempt to defeat the Taliban
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