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Afghan Khost bomber kills 16 including Nato personnel | |
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A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people - including three Nato personnel and an Afghan interpreter - 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. |
The US embassy in Kabul said the attack disregarded the lives of civilians. | |
Meanwhile 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. | 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. | 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 | String of attacks |
Hospital officials in Khost city said children and policemen were also 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. |
The US embassy described the attack as "reprehensible", further demonstrating that the Taliban and other insurgents are "indiscriminately continuing their murderous campaign against all, including women and children". | |
The statement said the the US would "continue to work with the Afghan people and government for a stable, prosperous, and democratic Afghanistan that no longer suffers from terrorist acts". | |
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. | The group has also been behind a string of bomb attacks in the capital Kabul. |