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| Afghan 'suicide blast' kills six | |
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| At least six people, including two Americans, have been killed in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan, officials and witnesses say. | |
| Reports say a suicide bomber blew himself up near the staff of a security company in front of a building in Kandahar, a Taleban stronghold. | Reports say a suicide bomber blew himself up near the staff of a security company in front of a building in Kandahar, a Taleban stronghold. |
| A number of people were injured in the attack, officials said. | A number of people were injured in the attack, officials said. |
| Correspondents say there are now so many attacks in Kandahar it is nicknamed "bomb city" by many Afghans. | Correspondents say there are now so many attacks in Kandahar it is nicknamed "bomb city" by many Afghans. |
| Both Nato and US-led troops are stationed in the province. | Both Nato and US-led troops are stationed in the province. |
| The bomber attacked the men as they came out of a building where the security company is based in the city, Rohullah Khan, an official of the company, told the Associated Press news agency. | The bomber attacked the men as they came out of a building where the security company is based in the city, Rohullah Khan, an official of the company, told the Associated Press news agency. |
| The dead men - two Americans and four Afghans - were working for the company. | |
| The area the attack happened is close to a place where Canadian troops are based in Kandahar. | The area the attack happened is close to a place where Canadian troops are based in Kandahar. |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett in Kabul says there has been a wave of suicide attacks in Kandahar this week - Wednesday's incident was the sixth suicide attack in Kandahar province in the last eight days. | |
| Attack upsurge | |
| On Tuesday, two civilians were killed and at least three others wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a Nato convoy by driving a car laden with explosives into their vehicles. | On Tuesday, two civilians were killed and at least three others wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a Nato convoy by driving a car laden with explosives into their vehicles. |
| There has been a wave of suicide attacks in KandaharOn Sunday a suicide car bomber struck near a British convoy in Kandahar city: three Afghans were killed and three British Royal marines were injured. | |
| Separately, UK forces said that one British marine had died during a ten-hour-battle with the Taleban in the Helmand province. | |
| A reporter travelling with the British said the marines were forced to full back from Gamser town, which continues to be held by the Taleban. | |
| This year Afghanistan has plunged into the bloodiest period of violence since US-led troops overthrew the Taleban's radical Islamic government in 2001. | This year Afghanistan has plunged into the bloodiest period of violence since US-led troops overthrew the Taleban's radical Islamic government in 2001. |
| The fiercest fighting has been in the south of the country. | The fiercest fighting has been in the south of the country. |
| Nato says that since 1 January 2006, about 227 Afghans and 17 foreign troops have been killed by suicide bombers. | Nato says that since 1 January 2006, about 227 Afghans and 17 foreign troops have been killed by suicide bombers. |