Roadside bomb kills seven Afghan soldiers

Source: Reuters

Roadside bomb kills seven Afghan soldiers
25 Apr 2007 09:27:01 GMT

KHOST, Afghanistan, April 25 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed
seven Afghan soldiers near the border with Pakistan on Wednesday,
the latest in a spate of attacks on Afghan security forces.

The soldiers were travelling on a dirt road in the Waza Khaw district
of southeastern Paktika province when the bomb blew up their vehicle,
provincial governor Akram Khpelwak told reporters.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the Taliban, who have
vowed to step up their war against the government and foreign troops
supporting it, have claimed numerous similar attacks.

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4 police officers killed in Afghanistan By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 47 minutes ago



KABUL, Afghanistan - Militants attacked a police vehicle in western Afghanistan, killing four officers, an official said Wednesday, a day after 13 suspected Taliban died in clashes with Afghan and western forces.

The police were ambushed as they traveled by car in Guzara district, Herat province on Tuesday evening, said Noor Khan Nekzad, a spokesman for the provincial police chief.

Four officers were killed and two others wounded, Nekzad said.

That attack came a day after Afghan and international forces clashed with Taliban insurgents in two separate gun battles in the south and west, leaving 13 suspected militants dead and four other people wounded.
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Source: Agence France-Presse

Attacks kill 19 in Afghanistan

33 minutes ago

KABUL (AFP) - Fresh attacks in Afghanistan killed 19 people,
including six soldiers in a roadside bombing, officials said
Wednesday, as the Taliban stepped up its campaign against
the government.

The bomb struck an Afghan army vehicle on Wednesday in
Paktika province, which is on the border with Pakistan, army
commander Murad Ali told AFP.

"This is work of the enemies of Afghanistan," Ali said, using
a term that refers to the extremist Taliban who have
increased their attacks after a winter lull.

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