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Afghanistan: At least 24 dead in violence | |
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At least 24 people have been killed in five separate attacks across west, east and north Afghanistan, officials say. | |
Casualty figures for April suggest that about 182 people have been killed in violence in Afghanistan this month, making it the bloodiest of 2013. | |
Some of the worst incidents took place in the west, where seven people were killed and three injured after a roadside bomb hit a civilian truck. | |
Afghan police have blamed the Taliban for the attack in Herat province. | |
The civilians were travelling to the town of Shindand when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday morning. | The civilians were travelling to the town of Shindand when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday morning. |
Women and children were among the casualties, provincial government spokesman Mohidin Noori said. | Women and children were among the casualties, provincial government spokesman Mohidin Noori said. |
"It was the work of enemies of Afghanistan, the terrorists," he added, referring to the Taliban. | "It was the work of enemies of Afghanistan, the terrorists," he added, referring to the Taliban. |
This is the second incident of its type in as many days after a roadside bomb hit a tractor in Zabul province on Monday, killing seven civilians. | This is the second incident of its type in as many days after a roadside bomb hit a tractor in Zabul province on Monday, killing seven civilians. |
In other violence: | |
The interior minister has condemned the violence and offered condolences to the families of the victims. | |
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