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A Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan today, killing at least four people and wounding 40 more.
According to government officials, the attack occurred two days after President Ashraf Ghani offered the Taliban a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins on Monday.
Sunday’s attack started with a massive blast at the police facility in Pul-i-Khumri, about 250 kilometres north of Kabul, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky.
The explosion was followed up by gunmen storming the police compound.
Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said “two terrorists were gunned down in the attack, while the rest of the attackers were besieged by the Afghan forces.