KABUL – Taliban fighters launched a wave of attacks in eastern GhazniProvince, killing at least eight police and wounding seven others, districtGovernor in Afghanistanlink.

According to Saeeb Khan Elham insurgents launched a wave of attacks onFriday on compounds and police security posts in the Qarabagh district latethe night before.

Mr. Elham said government forces meant to reinforce the district wereattacked in a Taliban ambush that included roadside mines and were unableto help.

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, claimed responsibility forthe attack in a telephone interview with AP. He says 16 police were killedand a government compound in the district damaged.