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| Afghanistan |
| Bomb Blasts Kill 5 Afghan Civilians |
| 2009-12-24 |
| [Quqnoos] At least five civilians were killed and eight others wounded Wednesday in two separate explosions in southern Afghanistan, officials say. An explosion occurred in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province, killing three civilians and injuring five others, said a spokesman for the provincial government, Daud Ahmadi. Two other civilians were killed and three more wounded as their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Helmand's neighbouring province of Kandahar, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior. An Afghan army soldier was among the wounded in the blast in Helmand, a heartland of the Taliban-led insurgency, Mr Ahmad further said. The Interior Ministry blamed 'enemies', a phrase commonly used to refer to the Taliban insurgents, for carrying out the attacks. The wounded people have been taken to local hospitals. No groups, including the Taliban, have made an immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings. Afghanistan suffers a mounting insurgency as the US and its NATO allies have pledged to dispatch an extra 37,000 troops to overcome the insurgency. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Afghanistan still has a half-million land mines left over from previous wars scattered across its landscape, making it difficult to assign blame where it's due. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-12-24 14:00 |