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Two suicide attackers, one driving a fuel tanker, have blown themselves up near a US base in Afghanistan, killing at least 12 people.Two suicide attackers, one driving a fuel tanker, have blown themselves up near a US base in Afghanistan, killing at least 12 people.
The bombing took place in Sayed Abad in Wardak province, 40 miles from Kabul, on Saturday. The bombing took place in Sayed Abad, in Wardak province, 40 miles from Kabul. Shahidullah Shadid, a spokesman for the Wardak provincial governor, said one suicide bomber detonated a vest rigged with explosives outside a compound housing the district governor's office, while another in a fuel tanker detonated his bomb on a road separating the compound from the base.
Shahidullah Shadid, a spokesman for the Wardak provincial governor, said one suicide bomber detonated a vest rigged with explosives outside a compound housing the district governor's office, while another in a fuel tanker detonated his bomb on a road separating the compound from the base. He said the dead included eight civilians and four Afghan police. Shadid said the dead included eight civilians and four Afghan police. Fifty-nine people were wounded, including two Nato troops, 47 civilians and 10 Afghan police officers, according to the governor's office.
According to the governor's office 59 people were wounded, including two Nato troops, 47 civilians and ten Afghan police officers.
General Abdul Qayum Bakizai, the head of police, said: "It was a very powerful explosion. It broke windows all over the area. Most of the injuries are from broken glass from the windows of homes and shops. It was so powerful we couldn't find much of the truck."General Abdul Qayum Bakizai, the head of police, said: "It was a very powerful explosion. It broke windows all over the area. Most of the injuries are from broken glass from the windows of homes and shops. It was so powerful we couldn't find much of the truck."
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack, which he said was aimed at the American base. A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the attack, which he said was aimed at the American base.
In a separate incident on Saturday, Nato said two US soldiers were killed in eastern Ghazni province. It did not provide any further information or details about the deaths, which were the first this month. In a separate incident on Saturday, two US soldiers were killed in eastern Ghazni province. Nato did not provide any further information or details about the deaths. A total of 53 foreign troops were killed in Afghanistan in August.
A total of 53 foreign troops were killed in Afghanistan in August.