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KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents struck targets across Afghanistan Friday, killing at least four and wounding scores, extending a string of attacks in recent weeks that have placed Afghans on edge two months into the term of the new U.S.-backed government. KABUL — Insurgents struck targets across Afghanistan Friday, killing at least four and wounding scores, extending a string of attacks in recent weeks that have placed Afghans on edge two months into the term of the new U.S.-backed government.
In the volatile southern province of Helmand, a suicide bomber drove a truck filled with explosives into a police outpost in Nawzad district at around 8:30 a.m., killing four policemen and wounding five, said Omer Zowak, a spokesman for the provincial governor’s office.In the volatile southern province of Helmand, a suicide bomber drove a truck filled with explosives into a police outpost in Nawzad district at around 8:30 a.m., killing four policemen and wounding five, said Omer Zowak, a spokesman for the provincial governor’s office.
In eastern Nangarhar Province, an explosion inside a mosque during the Friday Juma prayer, the most important prayer of the week for Muslims, wounded at least 26, including three with severe injuries, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a provincial spokesman. Explosives, he said, were most likely placed inside the mosque, in Khogyani disctrict, before the prayers began. In eastern Nangahar province, an explosion inside a mosque during the Friday Juma prayer, the most important prayer of the week for Muslims, wounded at least 26, including three with severe injuries, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a provincial spokesman. Explosives, he said, were most likely placed inside the mosque, in Khogyani district, before the prayers began.
And in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, three fruit sellers and a passerby were wounded when a bomb exploded in a busy market, said Munir Ahmad Farhad , a spokesman for the governor of Balkh Province. And in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, three fruit sellers and a passerby were wounded when a bomb exploded in a busy market, said Munir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the governor of Balkh province.
The Taliban Islamist insurgency claimed responsibility for the attack in Helmand Province, but said it was not behind the mosque attack in Nangarhar. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mazar-i-Sharif. The Taliban Islamist insurgency claimed responsibility for the attack in Helmand Province, but it said it was not behind the mosque attack in Nangahar. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mazar-e-Sharif.
The attacks come less than 24 hours after two suicide operations unfolded in the capital, Kabul, on Thursday. One bomber struck a British Embassy vehicle in eastern Kabul, killing six people, including a British citizen, and wounding more than 30. Hours later, three assailants targeted a guesthouse near an Arlington-based aid agency in an upscale district, triggering explosions and fierce gun battles. There were no casualties, although a Nepalese guard was wounded.The attacks come less than 24 hours after two suicide operations unfolded in the capital, Kabul, on Thursday. One bomber struck a British Embassy vehicle in eastern Kabul, killing six people, including a British citizen, and wounding more than 30. Hours later, three assailants targeted a guesthouse near an Arlington-based aid agency in an upscale district, triggering explosions and fierce gun battles. There were no casualties, although a Nepalese guard was wounded.
Mohammad Sharif contributed to this report.Mohammad Sharif contributed to this report.