 Only a suicide bomber was killed in an attempt to target some UN staffers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, said Afghani officials. They said the UN employees remained unhurt as the bomber blew up his explosive-packed car prematurely. However, Taliban purported spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said the attack was directed at a military convoy and at least half a dozen soldiers had been killed. His claim could not be confirmed by any independent source.
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Afghan official Dawood Ahmadi said the explosion took place close to a UN vehicle, carrying some civilians to the coalition military base in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar this morning. Only the bomber was killed while the UN staffers remained unhurt. Witnesses said the attacker's car was blown to smithereens while the other vehicle, carrying the UN officials, was also damaged. Earlier, two local staffers of the United Nations were killed and a third injured in a rocket attack in Afghanistan western province of Herat. |