Taliban suicide bomber kills policeman in Kabul

An Afghan police officer was killed and another three wounded on Thursday when a suspected suicide bomber they were following detonated the explosives in his vehicle, an official said.

“A suicide bomber was trying to enter Kabul with the intention of detonating explosives in a crowded part of the city,” said Hashmat Stanekzai, spokesman for the Kabul Provincial police chief. “He was being followed by police.”

The chief of Kabul’s provincial police, Abdul Rahman Rahimi, said the blast occurred after police stopped the car.

The Taliban issued a statement to media claiming responsibility.