Taliban suicide attack on Afghan police station kills 11 --- (Reuters) - Taliban fighters killed at least 11 people and wounded 22 in a suicide bomb attack and gunbattle at a police station in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city early on Thursday morning, according to police and health officials. -- The attack in one of Afghanistan's main cities comes ahead of a presidential election on April 5, and demonstrated the insurgents determination to disrupt the vote. -- The assault began with two explosions just before dawn targeting the police station and a nearby square, close to compounds used by international organizations including the United Nations. -- The initial attack was carried out by two suicide bombers, one of them driving a three-wheeler vehicle. -- The NATO-led force in Afghanistan sent helicopter gunships to support Afghan security forces as a fire fight raged for over three hours before they were able to clear the area of the remaining militants. -- Police said they shot dead six Taliban, and all of them wore - More, Rafiq Shirzad, at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/20/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSBREA2J06320140320