Three policemen were killed as a suicide bomber targeted a police checkpoint in Farah province, in west Afghanistan, on Friday, provincial governor Rohul Amin Amini said. "A suicide bomber driving an explosive-laden car blew it up next to a police checkpoint in Balablock district this morning, killing three policemen on duty," Amini told Xinhua.
The attack took place while the people were going to offer Eidul Adha prayer.
President Hamid Karzai once again in his speech on Eidul Ahda urged Taliban militants to lay down arms and resume their normal life.
Taliban elusive leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in his message on the eve of Eidul Adha the Muslims biggest religious annual festival observed on Friday rejected any talks with the Afghan government and called on his fighters to intensify attacks against Afghan and NATO-led troops based in Afghanistan.
Thousands of Afghans offered their Eidul Adha prayers amid tight security across the country Friday morning.
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