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AFGHANISTAN
Second Kabul blast in 24 hours kills 13
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
A suicide bomber slammed an explosive-laden car into
an Afghan army bus in the capital Kabul, killing six
national army soldiers and seven civilians in the
second such attack in two days.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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KABUL, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targetted a
bus carrying Afghan army personnel in Kabul on
Wednesday, killing six military staff and seven
civilians, a defence ministry source said.
The bomber used a car in the attack, which happened
during the morning rush hour on a road in the
southwestern part of the city, the source told Reuters
on condition of anonymity.
More than a dozen people were wounded in the attack,
the second such suicide bombing in Kabul since
Tuesday, he added.
It was not immediately clear if the civilians were
travelling in the bus or caught on the road by the
blast which also caused gas containers in a nearby
shop to explode, witnesses said.
They said ambulances rushed to evacuate the victims. A
spokesman for the Taliban said a member of the
resurgent Islamic group carried out the attack.
Removed from power in 2001, the Taliban rely heavily
on suicide raids and roadside bomb attacks as part of
their insurgency against the Afghan government and
foreign troops stationed in the country.
The worst suicide attack in Kabul hit an army bus in
September and killed 28 army personnel.
On Tuesday, a NATO convoy was hit by a similar attack
close to Kabuls international airport. There were no
casualties among NATO forces, but 22 Afghans were
wounded, according to NATO.
A rising level of violence in the past two years has
made it the bloodiest period since the Talibans
ouster and left an increasing number of Afghans
frustrated with the lack of progress toward peace.
The attack on Tuesday came during a visit by U.S.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates to assess the rising
violence. A Taliban spokesman said the militant
Islamic group carried out the attack to welcome
Gates.
Afghanistans army chief, General Bismillah Khan,
asked Gates for more security trainers and equipment
to fight the Taliban insurgency.
The biggest problem is we dont have enough mentors,
enough advisers, Khan told Gates on Tuesday after the
two toured the Kabul Military Training Centre. I need
your prompt attention on this matter.
A recent poll conducted for three Western television
networks showed only 42 percent of Afghans rated U.S.
efforts positively, down from 68 percent in 2005 and
57 percent last year.
The poll conducted for ABC News of the United States,
Britains BBC and Germanys ARD network also found
rising support for the Taliban fighters. Twenty-three
percent of those polled in the troubled southwest said
people in their area support the Taliban, triple
lasts year level.
The United States has 26,000 troops in Afghanistan.
About half are involved in NATO operations and half on
other missions.
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