Afghanistan truck bomb kills five security personnel

Five members of Afghan security forces were killed in a bombing targeting their base, officials said Monday, just days after the US military warned the Taliban against unleashing violence.

The truck bomb attack late on Sunday, claimed by the insurgents, was the first of its kind since they signed a deal with the US in February meant to help bring peace to the country. The group targeted a joint base used by the Afghan army and the country's intelligence agency in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.

Five members of the security forces were killed and seven wounded, Omar Zwak, spokesman for Helmand's governor, told AFP. An Afghan army officer also confirmed the attack.