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| Blasts Kill 9 in Southern Afghanistan |
| 2009-07-29 |
| [Quqnoos] At least 9 Afghans were killed and 6 others wounded in separate bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to government. A remote-control roadside bomb struck two vehicles of a private security company in Giriskh, a remote district in the southern Helmand province, killing eight guards and wounding four others, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The statement further notes that the blast occurred at around 8:00am in Helmand, where 4,000 US Marines have been carrying out a major offensive against Taliban militants over the past few weeks. In a similar bomb blast elsewhere in a south-eastern Afghan province of Khost, a civilian has been killed and two others were injured in Sabri district, MoI says. No groups, including the Taliban, have claimed responsibility for the attacks in the troubled southern Afghan region. Taliban have intensified their attacks ahead of the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections that caused concerns whether transparent polls can be held. |
| Posted by:Fred |