Thursday, February 16, 2012

Afghanistan

One Killed, Over 40 Injured In Blasts In Kabul

Afghan security forces on the site of one of the explosions (epa)

July 5, 2006 -- At least one person was killed today and more than 40 others injured in explosions in Kabul that targeted buses carrying government workers and security forces.

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July 05, 2006

The one fatality reported to date occurred in the north of the city when a bomb hidden in a pushcart hit a bus carrying government workers.

The largest number of casualties was caused when a remote-controlled mine hit an Afghan army bus in the center of the capital. Some 40 people traveling on the bus were hurt, most of them lightly.

A third blast went off in the east of the city, but no one was reported hurt.

Afghanistan has seen a surge of violence blamed on Taliban insurgents this year. Attacks in Kabul are rare, but on July 4 two similar bomb attacks injured several people.

Overnight, coalition forces killed about 35 militants during a raid on a Taliban compound in the southern province of Helmand.

(compiled from agency reports)

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