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KABUL, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - At least two policemen were
killed in a suicide bombing outside an administrative building
in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the local police
chief said on Wednesday.
A militant detonated an explosive-laden car outside the
entrance to the Arghandab district administration.
A total of 10 people were wounded in the attack - seven
policemen, including a district police chief, and three
civilians. Some of those injured are in a critical condition.
Taliban militants have increased their activity in
Afghanistan ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for
August 20. In response, the Afghan army and NATO have launched
a military operation in southern Afghanistan to provide
additional security.
Fatalities were also reported in a separate attack on a
NATO convoy near the Afghan capital Kabul, when an armored
vehicle was blown up. Police in Kabul said a foreign national
and an Afghan were killed.
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