[Quqnoos] A suicide bomber dressed as a woman struck a checkpoint Tuesday morning on Torkham border crossing, killing and hurting 9, officials saidThe suicide attack in the Afghan eastern province of Nangarhar killed one and wounded four policemen as well as a number of civilians. Afghan Interior Ministry in a statement said the bomber blew himself up in a room at the Torkham border post used for searching women travelers. Gen Mohammad Zaman Momozai, chief of border police in Nangarhar province confirmed the incident and said the victims have been taken to a hospital.
The Torkham is one of the main international border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan, leading to Pakistan's Khyer Pass in the country's North West Frontier Province (NWFP).