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Afghanistan explosion 'kills 15' Afghanistan explosion 'kills 15'
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An explosion in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people, a provincial police chief has said. An explosion in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people, police officials say.
Several people were reported to have been injured. Several more were reported to have been injured in the blast in the main town of Dihrawud in the province of Uruzgan.
On Wednesday, four US and one French soldier were killed in militant attacks in different parts of the country. It was not clear whether the attack was a suicide bombing or a bomb blast, officials said.
The number of Afghan civilians killed in violence in 2009 was higher than in any year since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, a UN report said on Wednesday. On Wednesday, a UN report said the number of civilians killed in violence in 2009 was higher than in any year since the Taliban were ousted in 2001.
Civilian casualties rose by 14% in 2009 compared with 2008, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) reported.