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| Afghan suicide blast 'kills four' | Afghan suicide blast 'kills four' |
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| At least four civilians have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan, say Afghan officials. | |
| Nato has not yet commented on the incident near Kandahar city, but the Taliban have claimed responsibility. | |
| The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb killed 11 civilians in neighbouring Helmand province. | |
| US and Afghan forces are waging a major offensive against Taliban fighters entrenched there. | US and Afghan forces are waging a major offensive against Taliban fighters entrenched there. |
| The attack happened near the airport, an important base for Nato forces battling militants across southern Afghanistan. | |
| On Friday, the US military said it was planning a new offensive later this year to drive the Taliban from Kandahar. |