(file photo)
24 September 2005 -- Two people were killed overnight when Taliban militants tried unsuccessfully to storm a prison and police station in southeastern Afghanistan.
The attack occurred in the Ali-Sher district of Khost Province. Militants attacked the district headquarters with
rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.
A prisoner was killed in the fighting and two soldiers were wounded. Police say they killed one militant during a separate
attack on a police station in Ali-Sher.
Khost Province has a long border with Pakistan. Afghan officials have accused militants of crossing the border from
Pakistan to launch attacks in Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan denies.
(AFP)
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rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.
A prisoner was killed in the fighting and two soldiers were wounded. Police say they killed one militant during a separate
attack on a police station in Ali-Sher.
Khost Province has a long border with Pakistan. Afghan officials have accused militants of crossing the border from
Pakistan to launch attacks in Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan denies.
(AFP)
For more information about Afghanistan, see RFE/RL's webpage News and Features on Afghanistan. And get all the news about the Afghan parliamentary elections at Afghanistan Votes