'Three Afghan police killed in attack'

Three police officers were killed on Sunday after suicide attackers armed with machine guns stormed a traffic police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan, the provincial police chief said.

Three police officers were killed on Sunday after suicide attackers armed with machine guns stormed a traffic police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan, the provincial police chief said.

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"Three traffic police officers have been killed so far, one policeman and one civilian are wounded and the fighting is still ongoing," Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai Khost, provincial police chief, said.

Provincial spokesman Mubariz Zadran said there was smoke coming from the building.