Afghan security forces stand guard at the site of a deadly bombing in Kandahar that killed three policemen and wounded at least three others.<br/> <br />Local officials said a suicide attacker blew himself up at this check point in the southern Afghanistan province on Thursday morning.<br/> <br />Local residents described the blast as powerful, saying it shattered many nearby windows.<br/> <br />Eleven years into the U.S. led war violence is continuing to intensify, sparking concerns over how Afghan forces, often the target of Taliban attacks, will manage once foreign troops leave.<br/> <br />Both Kabul and Washington have been pursuing separate peace negotiations with the Taliban, as the 2014 deadline looms for most foreign forces to leave.
