Suicide bomber kills 18 in Afghanistan

At least 18 people were killed in Afghanistan suicide attack. According to the officials of the Interior Ministry, a man wrapped in explosives walked into a compound filled with Afghan police officers.

Monday’s attack was the second in as many days. On Sunday, a man drove a car filled with explosives into a convoy carrying French and Afghan soldiers on the southwestern edge of Kabul, killing himself and injuring three others, including one a French soldier.

The attacker struck in Tirin Kot, the capital of Oruzgan Province, the birthplace of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the founder of the Taliban movement.

The Interior Ministry said the attacker was dressed in a police uniform and set off the explosives during a training exercise in the compound. Eight officers were also wounded.

In 2007, about 140 suicide bombers struck Afghanistan; 2008, the number dropped to about 80.