Afghan bomb blast kills three: officials
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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN , JUN 06 - A roadside bomb targeting a police in southern Afghanistan on Sunday killed three people and wounded 11, officials said.
The remote-controlled explosion hit three vehicles, one belonging to police and two to civilians, on the road between Panjwayi district and Kandahar city, district governor Shah Bahram told AFP.
"Two civilians, including a woman, and one policeman were killed and 11 civilians were wounded in the blast," he said. Six of the injured were children.
Bahram blamed the attack on "enemies of Afghanistan", a term often used to refer to the Taliban, who have waged nine-year insurgency against Afghan and international forces.
In a similar blast on Saturday a remote-controlled bicycle bomb killed at least one policeman and wounded 15 civilians in Kandahar city.
NATO and US-led forces have announced a massive counter-insurgency operation in Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban during their rule over the country prior to 2001.
The Taliban are trying to topple the Western-backed government of President Hamid Karzai. A three-day peace conference in Kabul attended by tribal elders and religious leaders ended Friday with a call to militants to lay down their arms.
The conference, called to advise Karzai on how to make peace with the Taliban, demanded the establishment of a "powerful commission" to lead talks with the militants.
Posted on: 2010-06-06 01:57
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