NIGHT BRIEF - As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. Special Forces soldier conducts a pre-operation brief with Afghan commandos before embarking on a clearance operation in the Shah Wali Kot district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Feb. 8, 2011. The soldier is assigned to Special Operations Task Force South. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. CrispTaliban Suicide Assault Team Hits Police Station In Kandahar -- Long War Journal
A Taliban launched several attacks in the capital of Kandahar, the southern province that has been a major focus of a Coalition offensive in Afghanistan, including a suicide assault that targeted a police headquarters.
The largest attack took place in the heart of the capital, as a suicide assault team, wearing explosive vests and armed with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades, occupied a wedding hall across from the provincial police headquarters. The Taliban fighters opened fire on the headquarters, while a car bomb was detonated on the street. Two of the suicide bombers then attempted to storm the police building but detonated their vests on the street; a third suicide bomber was wounded by gunfire and was captured.
The Taliban claimed credit for the attack, saying six of its fighters launched the attack.
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