Sunday, February 27, 2011

Eight die in bomb attacks at Afghan dog fight

Eight people have been killed by two bombs at a dog fight in the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar. Nato forces have been battling to take control of Kandahar from the Taliban, whose heartland it is. All the dead were civilians, Arghandab district chief Shah Mohammad told the AFP news agency. Twelve civilians were also injured, AFP reported, quoting Afghan interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary in Kabul. No group has yet said it carried out the attack, but the Taliban regularly target large public gatherings.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12590141

Jamie Alt

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