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A suicide bomber on a motorbike has struck outside the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least 20 civilians, according to officials. The attack is one of the worst in recent weeks. A pair of suicide bombers have struck outside the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least 20 civilians, according to officials. The incident is one of the worst in recent weeks.
"The bomb exploded near the airport in a crowded area, killing 20 civilians and wounding 22," said Ahmad Faisal, a spokesman for the provincial governor. Four provincial governors from the south were at a meeting at the sprawling Nato base at the airport when the attacks took place, General Abdul Hameed, Afghan army commander for the southern region, told Reuters.
Four provincial governors from the south were at a meeting at the sprawling Nato base at the airport when the attack took place, General Abdul Hameed, Afghan army commander for the southern region, told Reuters. A spokesman for the Nato-led force said he had no immediate information. A bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up in a parking lot near the base, which was packed with lorry drivers and other civilians waiting to get in. A few minutes later, as people gathered at the site of the blast, another bomber walked into the crowd and detonated his explosives.
Violence has increased in Afghanistan since the Taliban began a spring offensive in April, vowing to target the Afghan government and security forces as well as the 130,000 foreign troops in the country. Kandahar has seen some of the worst attacks. Violence has increased in Afghanistan since the Taliban began a spring offensive in April, vowing to target the government and security forces as well as the 130,000 foreign troops in the country. Kandahar has seen some of the worst attacks.