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| Afghanistan blasts kill 13 in Helmand province | Afghanistan blasts kill 13 in Helmand province |
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| Thirteen people have died in two attacks in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. | Thirteen people have died in two attacks in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. |
| In the first, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed seven civilians and two police officers in a bazaar in Kajaki district. | In the first, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed seven civilians and two police officers in a bazaar in Kajaki district. |
| No group has said it carried out the attack. | No group has said it carried out the attack. |
| In a second attack, claimed by the Taliban, a roadside bomb killed a local intelligence official and at least two others in Nad-e-Ali district. | In a second attack, claimed by the Taliban, a roadside bomb killed a local intelligence official and at least two others in Nad-e-Ali district. |
| A bomb hit the vehicle in which the National Department of Security (NDS) chief Wali Mohammad was travelling, Afghan intelligence and police officials in Nad-e-Ali district told the BBC. | A bomb hit the vehicle in which the National Department of Security (NDS) chief Wali Mohammad was travelling, Afghan intelligence and police officials in Nad-e-Ali district told the BBC. |
| It killed him and two of his friends, including an influential tribal elder, the officials said. Three other people were injured. | It killed him and two of his friends, including an influential tribal elder, the officials said. Three other people were injured. |
| About the first blast, a local intelligence official in Kajaki told the BBC: ''The bomber attacked a police patrol in a crowded area... Some of those injured are in a critical condition.'' |