Toll rises in Taliban attack in Ghazni province
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A lawmaker in the Afghan Parliament said three top district officials and several security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a government compound in Ghazni province.
Lawmaker Mohammad Arif Rahmani said the attack early Thursday morning in Khuja Omari district killed the district governor, intelligence service director and a deputy police official. Fifteen security forces were killed.
Rahmani said the Taliban planted mines to stop reinforcements from coming to help the government forces fend off the attack.
Rahmani said the district is very close to the provincial capital, Ghazni city.
