Afghan policemen inspecting damaged vehicles after a suicide attack in Jalalabad city on Tuesday — Reuters KABUL, July 10 (Agencies): At least 12 people, including two intelligence service agents and eight civilians, have been killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan.
Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says four were wounded in the attack in Jalalabad.
The bomber was on foot and targeted the intelligence service, said Khogyani.
In western Farah province, Taliban fighters attacked police checkpoints, killing three police, said Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor.
Four other police were wounded in the attack that took place late Monday in Bala Buluk district, added Mehri. He said at least five Taliban insurgents were killed and seven others wounded in the gun battle.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is hosting a two-day conference to encourage peace talks to end Afghanistan's nearly 17-year war.
The OIC, a 57-nation organisation based in Jiddah, began the summit Tuesday.
It says the summit will include senior religious scholars who will "discuss ways of contributing to the efforts of achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan."
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