Suicide bomber kills five people in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at an army checkpoint, killing five people and wounding four.

A suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at an army checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, killing five people and wounding four, police said on Thursday.

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The blast occurred in eastern Khost province on Wednesday as soldiers were checking the assailant's vehicle, said Mohammed Ayub, the regional police chief.

The attacker was sitting in the back-seat of the vehicle and detonated explosives hidden under a woman's all-encompassing burqa shroud when soldiers asked to see his ID, the police chief said.