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Foreigners killed in Afghan blast Foreigners killed in Afghan blast
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At least three foreigners have been killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, three of them foreigners.
Reports say the explosion at a compound shared by foreign companies blew out windows across the southern city. Initial reports said the explosion happened at a compound shared by foreign companies.
"It was a suicide car bomb that targeted a foreign security company," Fazil Mohammad Sherzad, deputy provincial police chief, told AFP."It was a suicide car bomb that targeted a foreign security company," Fazil Mohammad Sherzad, deputy provincial police chief, told AFP.
The blast came hours after a car bomb outside a hotel in the city injured at least eight people. It came hours after a car bomb in the city injured at least eight people.
Kandahar is the main city of Afghanistan's volatile south. Nato forces are expected to launch a major anti-insurgent operation in and around the city this summer. And on Monday, three suicide bombers tried to attack an intelligence compound in the city, leaving 10 people injured.
On Monday, three suicide bombers tried to attack an intelligence compound in the city, leaving 10 people injured. Kandahar is the main city of Afghanistan's volatile south. This week's attacks came after the Nato-led military coalition in Afghanistan said it would launch an offensive in Kandahar in June.
This week's attacks came after the Nato-led military coalition in Afghanistan said it would launch an offensive in Kandahar in June.
Officials said some 10,000 troops would be involved in the operation to expel insurgents from the city - the birthplace of the Taliban.Officials said some 10,000 troops would be involved in the operation to expel insurgents from the city - the birthplace of the Taliban.
Earlier, the UN special representative for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, called for greater attention to civilian safety following the deaths of four Afghans who died on Monday when the bus in which they were travelling was fired on by US troops near Kandahar.Earlier, the UN special representative for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, called for greater attention to civilian safety following the deaths of four Afghans who died on Monday when the bus in which they were travelling was fired on by US troops near Kandahar.
The US military said it regretted the incident.The US military said it regretted the incident.
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