Officials: U.S. court attacks killed six people in

Herat: Taliban bomber attacked an Afghan court and surrounding buildings, killing at least six people on Wednesday in the western city of Farah wounded 70 others, officials said.

At least four militants have launched a bomb attack and shooting attacks, the war-torn country by the end of next year at NATO winds down its combat mission comes as the dead.

"Our latest report shows that at least six people () are killed and 70 people were injured," Farah province Governor Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, told AFP.

Agha Noor Kentos, the police chief of Farah said five police were also injured as ambulances carrying the injured persons to hospital back view.

"Around 8:00 (0330 GMT), two military style vehicles traveling in the provincial court building bombers (train) and three bomber detonated a door to enter the building removed," Kentos AFP told AP. He said that security forces still resisted and five were wounded, "he said, adding the target was the nearby court or government buildings.

Farah hospital a doctor, lawyer Ahmad, said the medical staff of 35 civilians, 11 policemen, two army soldiers, including two judges and a court prisoners were treated 50 wounded people.

Taliban militants fighting the US-backed central government immediately claimed that they were behind the attack. "Our fighters in Farah plans to move the attacked several government buildings. They are attacked with small arms and grenades," the group said on its website.

Abdul Rahman Zhawandon, Farah said the governor's spokesman, said the incident has been released is sealed. He said the attacker entered the building in a provincial appeal court, is surrounded by security forces, has been an exchange of fire, "he said. Few attackers attached to the office of Kabul Bank Court Building entered. "

An AFP reporter said the governor's compound in the 200 meters (yards) away from the scene of the attack.