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| Nineteen construction workers have been killed in southern Afghanistan when their bus was hit by a bomb and then fired on by insurgents, officials say. | |
| Three other workers were hurt in the attack in southern Kandahar province, the interior ministry said. | Three other workers were hurt in the attack in southern Kandahar province, the interior ministry said. |
| Meanwhile police say they have killed 20 suspected Taleban in central Uruzgan province. One policeman also died. | Meanwhile police say they have killed 20 suspected Taleban in central Uruzgan province. One policeman also died. |
| A spokesperson for the Taleban said that they had killed 14 policemen in the incident and denied losing any men. | A spokesperson for the Taleban said that they had killed 14 policemen in the incident and denied losing any men. |
| The incidents come as Afghan President Hamid Karzai attempts to shore up support for military and financial aid to Afghanistan during a trip to Canada. | The incidents come as Afghan President Hamid Karzai attempts to shore up support for military and financial aid to Afghanistan during a trip to Canada. |
| On Sunday, Afghan and Nato forces had hailed the success of a joint operation, codenamed Operation Medusa, in Panjwayi district of Kandahar. | |
| The British commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan, Lt Gen David Richards, said Operation Medusa had been a "significant success" in clearing at least 400 Taleban fighters from Panjwayi. | |
| A day later at least four Canadian soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber during a Nato patrol in Panjwayi. | |
| Hundreds of people have been killed in violence in Afghanistan this year. | Hundreds of people have been killed in violence in Afghanistan this year. |