Afghan officials: Suicide car bomb kills policeman in south

Afghan officials say a suicide car bombing in the southern Helmand province has targeted a police compound, killing one policeman and wounding two.

Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor, says the attack targeted a border police compound in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, on Friday.

Abdul Ghafar Safi, the Helmand chief of police, says there was only one bomber involved. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.