Insurgents kill more than 20 in Afghanistan

Series of attacks by militants targeted security forces.

rior Ministry’s chief spokesman told The Washington Post.

“He did an amazing job, sacrificed his life to save others by embracing the bomber before he could detonate the explosives,” Najib Danesh KABUL — More than 20 secusaid, adding that another rity forces were killed in a intelligence official was also series of attacks by Taliban among those killed. militants Saturday in various The Kabul attack followed parts of Afghanistan, includ- two suicide car bomb attacks ing Kabul, officials reported in targeting Afghan security a sign of insurgents’ mobility forces Saturday in southern despite a surge of offensives Helmand province, he said. by U.S. and Afghan troops in At least four policemen were recent months. killed in the two attacks.

In Kabul, a suicide bomber The bloodiest incident on foot detonated explosives took place in Farah provattached to his body outince where 18 troops were side an intelligence agency massacred overnight in their office, near the headquarters camps, said Defense Minisof NATO-led troops, Afghan try spokesman Mohammad officials said. Radmanesh.

Interior Ministry spokesThe latest attacks come man Nasrat Rahimi said three after a spate of high-profile Afghans were killed and six strikes by the Taliban and the wounded, but he did not Islamic State in January, when identify the victims. more than 150 people, many

The death toll in Kabul of them civilians, were killed could have been higher, but in different parts of Kabul. an official for the intelligence U.S.-led and Afghan forces agency threw his arms around in recent months have ratchthe bomber before he could eted up ground and aerial reach an area further up from offensives against the milithe site of the blast, where tants as part of Washington’s there was a larger group of new strategy for the war in officials and civilians, the Inte- Afghanistan.