Militants kill 10 in attack in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gate of a government compound in eastern Afghanistan before dawn Friday, opening the way for armed insurgents to storm the facility and touching off an hours-long gunbattle that left 10 people dead, officials said.

The 17 militants attacked the compound in Nuristan province’s Kamdesh district around 3 a.m., said provincial Gov. Tamim Nuristani. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but it matched the pattern of Taliban assaults that typically target Afghan government installations or the U.S.-led international military coalition.