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A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people and wounded 34 others in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, officials say. | A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people and wounded 34 others in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, officials say. |
The attacker drove a motorbike laden with explosives into a joint Nato and Afghan military convoy in Khost city. | The attacker drove a motorbike laden with explosives into a joint Nato and Afghan military convoy in Khost city. |
A spokesman for Nato said there were "some casualties" from the alliance, but did not give further details. | A spokesman for Nato said there were "some casualties" from the alliance, but did not give further details. |
Menawhile in southern Afghanistan a roadside bomb has killed at least six civilians, officials say. | |
They say that women and children are among the casualties near Puli Alam, capital of Logar province. | |
Provincial spokesman Din Mohammad Darwesh said that a tractor pulling a wagon full of people was hit by the explosives on a road outside Puli Alam. | |
String of attacks | |
Hospital officials in Khost city said children and policemen were among those killed. | Hospital officials in Khost city said children and policemen were among those killed. |
The head of one hospital told the AFP news agency that he received the bodies of four members of one family at his hospital. | The head of one hospital told the AFP news agency that he received the bodies of four members of one family at his hospital. |
It is the second time this month that a suicide attacker has targeted Nato troops in Khost, which is close to the border with Pakistan and hosts mainly US forces. | It is the second time this month that a suicide attacker has targeted Nato troops in Khost, which is close to the border with Pakistan and hosts mainly US forces. |
On 1 June, a suicide bomber drove a lorry packed with explosives into a Nato security post. | On 1 June, a suicide bomber drove a lorry packed with explosives into a Nato security post. |
South-east Afghanistan's border provinces are a base for the al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, which frequently targets US and Afghan troops using suicide bombers. | South-east Afghanistan's border provinces are a base for the al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, which frequently targets US and Afghan troops using suicide bombers. |
The group has also been behind a string of bomb attacks in the capital Kabul. |