Dozens die in new Afghan bombing (Monday)

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Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Monday, 18 February 2008, 12:29 GMT

Dozens die in new Afghan bombing

A bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has killed at least
35 civilians. Many people were injured, including three
Nato soldiers, officials say.

The blast, apparently targeting Canadian troops in a
Nato convoy, took place in Spin Boldak town in Kandahar
province, near the Pakistani border.

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"The suicide attacker detonated near a Canadian military
convoy," the governor of Kandahar province, Asadullah
Khalid, said.

He said 35 civilians were killed and 27 civilians were
hurt.

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1. 140 Afghans killed in 2 days of bombings

140 Afghans killed in 2 days of bombings By ALLAUDDIN KHAN and NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writers
35 minutes ago



KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber killed 38 Afghans at a crowded market Monday, pushing the death toll from two days of militant bombings to about 140.

The marketplace blast, which targeted a Canadian army convoy, came a day after the country's deadliest insurgent attack since a U.S. invasion defeated the Taliban regime in late 2001. The toll from that bombing in a crowd watching a dog fight rose to more than 100.

The back-to-back blasts in the southern province of Kandahar could be a sign insurgents are now willing to risk high civilian casualties while attacking security forces. Though their attacks occasionally have killed dozens, militants in Afghanistan have generally sought to avoid targeting civilians, unlike insurgents in Iraq's war.

"The attacks show that the enemies of Afghanistan are changing their tactics. Now they are not thinking about civilians at all," said Nasrullah Stanikzai, a professor of political science at Kabul University.

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