ZARANJ, Afghanistan, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three police personnel were killed in a bomb attack in western Afghanistan's province of Nimroz on Sunday, a district governor said.
"An improvised bomb struck a police mobile at around midday in Khashroad district, killing three police officers and injuring three policemen aboard the vehicle," Mohammad Hashim Noorzai told Xinhua.
The force of the explosion destroyed the police vehicle, he said.
The Afghan security forces' casualties have risen recently as they struggle against a surge in attacks by Taliban militant group and other anti-government fighters.
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