On 17 October 2017,insurgents attackedGardez,Paktia Province andGhazni Province inAfghanistan.[1][2]
In 2017, insurgents carried out many attacks in Afghanistan, including several in October.[2] Major attacks included a doublesuicide bombing on 19 October in Kandahar Province which killed 43 Afghan soldiers and suicide bombings on 20 October in Kabul and Ghor Province which killed at least 60 people.[2]
On 17 October 2017, an insurgent attack occurred at a police training centre in Gardez, Paktia Province.[1][2] A suicide car bombing was followed by a gun attack.[1][2] This killed at least 41 people, including the local police chief; 110 civilians and 48 police officers were injured.[1][2] The Taliban claimed responsibility.[1][2]
On the same day in Ghazni Province, armoured Humvee vehicles filled with explosives were detonated near the provincial governor's office, who were followed by gunmen.[1][2] They killed 30 people - mostly security personnel; at least 10 other people were injured.[1][2] The attackers are believed to have been Taliban members.[1]
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