MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008
14:11 MECCA TIME, 11:11 GMT
Dozens die in Afghan car bombing
The attack comes after a previous blast killed up to
80 people [Reuters]
A suicide attack on a foreign military convoy in the
southern Afghan border town of Spin Boldak has killed
at least 35 civilians, a provincial governor has said.
The car bomb targeted Canadian troops and left at
least 28 people wounded, Abdul Razaaq, the town's
border police chief, said.
Three Canadian soldiers were among the wounded.
Monday's attack came a day after a suicide bomber
struck at a dog fighting competition in the southern
town of Kandahar, killing at least 80 people.
The Taliban has reportedly claimed responsibility for
the blast.
Asadullah Khalid, the governor of Kandahar province,
said: "The suicide attacker detonated near a Canadian
military convoy. In the attack 35 civilians were
killed, 27 civilians were wounded and also three
Canadian troops were wounded."
Funerals
On Monday, thousands turned up to bury friends and
relatives who died in the Kandahar blast, described as
the deadliest since the Taliban was driven out of
power in 2001.
Khalid said Sunday's blast was triggered by a suicide
bomber.
He blamed Taliban for the attack.
"This suicide attack was the work of the Taliban, the
enemies of Afghanistan," he said.
Among the victims was Abdul Hakim Jan, the commander
of a local militia that was opposed to the Taliban.
"The [dog fighting] match was going on and all of a
sudden the explosion went off," witness Abdul Rahman,
whose brother was killed, said.
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, condemned the
attack from Qatar, where he was on an official trip,
accusing the "enemies of Afghanistan who cannot
tolerate the happiness of our people".
"Such acts are against the values of Islam," he said
in a statement.
The Taliban first surfaced in Kandahar province in the
early 1990s.
While the Taliban was in government, dog fighting was
considered unIslamic and severely punished. It has
become immensely popular since the Taliban was driven
out of Kabul.
Mounting casualties
Meanwhile, the British ministry of defence said that
one of its soldiers was killed on Sunday in another
explosion in the southern province of Helmand.
The soldier was killed and another wounded when they
were caught in a blast while on foot patrol in the
Kajaki area
Sixteen international soldiers have been killed in
Afghanistan this year.
Most of them were US nationals, but the toll includes
Canadian, British, Dutch and Italian troops.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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