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Afghan suicide bomber 'kills 10' | |
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A suicide bomb attack in northern Afghanistan has left at least 10 people dead, officials say. | |
Sources told the BBC the bomber had targeted a meeting of officials in Maymana, capital of Faryab province. | |
Dozens of people were hurt, a number of them critically. Most of the foreign forces in Faryab are Norwegians but a spokesman for the country's army told AFP none of its troops were nearby. | |
Attacks in northern Afghanistan are far less common than in the south and east. | |
Nato on Wednesday announced separately that three of its soldiers had been killed in three attacks on Tuesday. | Nato on Wednesday announced separately that three of its soldiers had been killed in three attacks on Tuesday. |
Strategic partnership | |
A former MP, Haji Ahmad Khan, told the BBC: ''There was a meeting. A big function in Maymana close to a main market. The suicide attacker got inside the meeting and attacked. There is blood everywhere. There are body parts scattered.'' | A former MP, Haji Ahmad Khan, told the BBC: ''There was a meeting. A big function in Maymana close to a main market. The suicide attacker got inside the meeting and attacked. There is blood everywhere. There are body parts scattered.'' |
A senior police official in Maymana added: ''The suicide attacker was on foot. Most of those killed and injured are local shopkeepers." | A senior police official in Maymana added: ''The suicide attacker was on foot. Most of those killed and injured are local shopkeepers." |
A spokesman for the regional Afghan command said two women and two children were among the dead. | |
There are some 130,000 Nato-led troops in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban-led insurgency, with most due to be withdrawn by the end of 2014. | There are some 130,000 Nato-led troops in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban-led insurgency, with most due to be withdrawn by the end of 2014. |
Norway currently contributes some 400 soldiers and has lost 10 since the Nato-led invasion in 2001. | |
Nato and the government of President Hamid Karzai are still working on a strategic partnership agreement on Nato involvement after 2014. | |
The Taliban have continued their campaign of gun and bomb attacks on Nato forces this year. | The Taliban have continued their campaign of gun and bomb attacks on Nato forces this year. |
The number of incidents rose after the burning of Korans by US troops at base in February. | The number of incidents rose after the burning of Korans by US troops at base in February. |
Tensions were further inflamed by the killing of 17 Afghan civilians, including nine children on 11 March by US Staff Sgt Robert Bales, 38, in their homes in Kandahar province. | Tensions were further inflamed by the killing of 17 Afghan civilians, including nine children on 11 March by US Staff Sgt Robert Bales, 38, in their homes in Kandahar province. |
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