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| Policemen killed in Afghan blasts | Policemen killed in Afghan blasts |
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| At least seven people have been killed in two suicide attacks in Afghanistan, officials say. | At least seven people have been killed in two suicide attacks in Afghanistan, officials say. |
| Police said a bomber wearing police uniform blew himself up near the main police building in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province. | Police said a bomber wearing police uniform blew himself up near the main police building in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province. |
| Policemen were exercising in the yard at the time of the blast, which injured a further 24 people, officials said. | |
| Another policeman was killed in a similar attack in the south-western province of Farah, officials said. | |
| Southern Afghanistan has been the centre of a Taleban-led insurgency since the US-led invasion in 2001. | Southern Afghanistan has been the centre of a Taleban-led insurgency since the US-led invasion in 2001. |
| This winter has proved the bloodiest for international troops since the military operations began, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul. | This winter has proved the bloodiest for international troops since the military operations began, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul. |
| More than 60 service personnel have been killed since the start of the year - the majority of casualties caused by improvised explosive devices. | More than 60 service personnel have been killed since the start of the year - the majority of casualties caused by improvised explosive devices. |
| On Sunday, two British soldiers were killed in Helmand when their armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. | |
| Four American soldiers died in a similar attack in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. | |
| In response to the worsening security situation, the US is set to send thousands of additional forces. | In response to the worsening security situation, the US is set to send thousands of additional forces. |
| Most of these troops will be deployed in the south and east of the country, where the Taleban-led insurgency is at its strongest, says our correspondent. | Most of these troops will be deployed in the south and east of the country, where the Taleban-led insurgency is at its strongest, says our correspondent. |