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Afghan attack kills 'up to 17' wedding guests Roadside bomb kills 18 wedding guests in Afghanistan
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A roadside bomb attack in Ghazni province, south of the Afghan capital Kabul, has killed "up to 17" people on their way to a wedding, officials say. A roadside bomb attack in Ghazni province, south of the Afghan capital Kabul, has killed 18 people on their way to a wedding, officials say.
They said nearly all of the dead were women and children travelling in a minibus which was completely destroyed.They said nearly all of the dead were women and children travelling in a minibus which was completely destroyed.
Taliban militants have denied any responsibility for the attack.Taliban militants have denied any responsibility for the attack.
Afghan civilians are often hit by roadside bombs used by suspected Taliban militants to target security forces and officials.Afghan civilians are often hit by roadside bombs used by suspected Taliban militants to target security forces and officials.
In June, Nato handed over security for the whole of Afghanistan to Afghan forces, but some 97,000 Nato troops remain.In June, Nato handed over security for the whole of Afghanistan to Afghan forces, but some 97,000 Nato troops remain.
The attack on Sunday happened in a poor and deeply traditional Pashtun area in the east of Ghazni province. The attack on Sunday happened in a poor and deeply traditional Pashtun area in the east of Ghazni province, says the BBC's Afghanistan correspondent David Loyn.
Dead 'mainly women'
The minibus, tightly packed with people on their way to a wedding, was destroyed by a roadside bomb.The minibus, tightly packed with people on their way to a wedding, was destroyed by a roadside bomb.
Women and children Fourteen women, three men and a child were killed, deputy provincial police chief Col Asadullah Ensafi was quoted as saying.
Eight bodies were brought to a hospital, but a spokesman for the provincial governor said the number killed was far higher than that, and rescuers have been picking through the wreckage trying to count the remains. Only five of the 23 people on board, all of them women, are believed to have survived. Two remain in a critical condition.
Three men were among the dead, but the large majority of those killed and injured were women and children. Ander district, where the attack happened, was once described by Nato as the most dangerous and unsecured area in Ghazni province, our correspondent says.
Much of the countryside of Ghazni province is in Taliban hands, and Ander district, where the attack happened, was once described by Nato as the most dangerous and unsecured area in the province, says the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul.
However, a Taliban spokesman said they were not responsible, and had no operations under way in that district.However, a Taliban spokesman said they were not responsible, and had no operations under way in that district.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force Isaf currently has troops from 50 contributing nations - most of them, some 68,000, from the US - providing military back-up when needed.The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force Isaf currently has troops from 50 contributing nations - most of them, some 68,000, from the US - providing military back-up when needed.
By the end of 2014 all combat troops should have left. They will be replaced - if approved by the Afghan government - by a smaller force that will only train and advise.By the end of 2014 all combat troops should have left. They will be replaced - if approved by the Afghan government - by a smaller force that will only train and advise.