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Afghan explosion leaves six dead Deadly attacks span Afghanistan
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At least six people, including three foreigners, have died in a suicide bombing in the Afghan city of Kandahar. A bomb in south Afghanistan has killed at least six people, including three foreigners, while four German soldiers were among seven killed in the north.
Initial reports said the explosion happened at a compound shared by foreign companies. A suicide attacker targeted a foreign security company based in a compound shared by foreign companies in the city of Kandahar, local police said.
"It was a suicide car bomb that targeted a foreign security company," Fazil Mohammad Sherzad, deputy provincial police chief, told AFP.
The UK Foreign Office said it was in contact with local officials to try to find out whether Britons were involved.The UK Foreign Office said it was in contact with local officials to try to find out whether Britons were involved.
The latest blast came hours after a car bomb at a hotel in the city left several hurt. The attack on German soldiers in Baghlan province also injured five.
The Afghan president's half-brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, told the BBC that three foreigners and three Afghans were killed in the latest blast. Hours before the blast in Kandahar, a car bomb injured several people at a hotel in the same city.
He did not know their nationalities, he said, adding that nine people were wounded. Speaking about the latest explosion, the Afghan president's half-brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, told the BBC that three foreigners and three Afghans had been killed, and nine people had been injured.
Reports said a suicide bomber drove his car past one barrier leading into the compound, then set off the explosion at a second barrier. Car bomber
The blast blew out windows more than two miles (3km) away and shook the compound, which includes the offices of the Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative, an aid programme. Reports say a suicide bomber drove his car past one barrier leading into the compound, then set off the explosion at a second barrier.
The blast blew out windows more than 3km (2m) away and shook the compound, which includes the offices of the Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative, an aid programme.
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. 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 there 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 has said it regrets the incident.
There are signs that the insurgency has spread to the formerly stable north of the country. Four German soldiers were killed and five wounded in fighting on Thursday in Baghlan province, the defence ministry in Berlin said. Heavy loss for Germans
Germany's defence ministry in Berlin confirmed the deaths of its soldiers in the northern province.
They died when a rocket hit their Eagle armoured vehicle during heavy fighting with Taliban militants, about 190km (120m) north of the capital, Kabul.
It was the biggest single-day loss of life suffered by the Germans since June 2003, when four soldiers were killed and 29 wounded in a bombing near Kabul airport.
Baghlan provincial police spokesman Habib Rahman said three Afghan policemen had also died in Thursday's fighting, which involved air strikes and the use of heavy weapons.
Germany's contingent, which comprises 4,300 personnel and is the third-biggest after the US and British forces, lost three soldiers in a gun battle on 2 April in Kunduz province.
German troops accidentally killed six Afghan soldiers in the same battle.
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