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Many feared dead in Afghan blast 'Dozens' killed in Afghan blast
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A number of people are feared to have died in an explosion in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.A number of people are feared to have died in an explosion in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
"Tens of people" died and dozens were wounded, said interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary. It was not clear if it was a suicide attack. "Tens of people" died and dozens were wounded, said interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary.
It is unclear what caused the blast Taleban insurgents have been behind a number of suicide attacks and roadside bomb blasts in the area recently. "It was a bombing but at this point we don't know if it was a suicide bombing," he said.
Last week, the Kandahar governor, survived a bomb attempt on his life. Taleban insurgents have been behind a number of suicide attacks and roadside bomb blasts recently. Last week, the Kandahar governor survived an attack.
Last year, violence in Afghanistan reached its highest levels since the Taleban were forced from power in 2001, analysts say.Last year, violence in Afghanistan reached its highest levels since the Taleban were forced from power in 2001, analysts say.
The Taleban claim to have influence across most of the country and have extended their area of control from their traditional heartland in the south.
They are able to operate freely even in Wardak Province, neighbouring the capital Kabul, as a BBC camera crew who filmed them recently found.