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'Five killed' in Kandahar bombing 'Five killed' in Kandahar bombing
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Five people have been killed after a roadside bomb blew up a United Nations vehicle in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.Five people have been killed after a roadside bomb blew up a United Nations vehicle in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.
Four of the dead are reported to be Nepalese UN workers, the fifth an Afghan driver.Four of the dead are reported to be Nepalese UN workers, the fifth an Afghan driver.
Kandahar has seen an increasing number of attacks by the Taleban. No group has so far said it carried out the bombing.Kandahar has seen an increasing number of attacks by the Taleban. No group has so far said it carried out the bombing.
UN officials confirmed there had been a bombing involving a UN vehicle as it was returning to base in Kandahar.UN officials confirmed there had been a bombing involving a UN vehicle as it was returning to base in Kandahar.
Police cordoned off the site of the blast, where reporters described a scene of carnage.Police cordoned off the site of the blast, where reporters described a scene of carnage.
"Four Nepalese and one Afghan have been killed," Kandahar's provincial police chief Esmatullah Alizai told reporters. "Four Nepalis and one Afghan have been killed," Kandahar's provincial police chief Esmatullah Alizai told reporters.
Meanwhile, a separate blast at a school in the western city of Herat left at least four children dead and five others wounded, police said.Meanwhile, a separate blast at a school in the western city of Herat left at least four children dead and five others wounded, police said.
The blast was thought to have been caused by old ammunition buried in the grounds of the school, which had previously served as a military barracks.The blast was thought to have been caused by old ammunition buried in the grounds of the school, which had previously served as a military barracks.