Exited things Allauddin Khan 9 Killed, 26 Wounded In 2nd Day Of Kandahar Blasts

Allauddin Khan 9 Killed, 26 Wounded In 2nd Day Of Kandahar Blasts


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - President Hamid Karzai condemned the "enemies of Afghanistan" on Wednesday after roadside bombs killed nine people, including five children, as insurgents fight intensified NATO-led operations in the south.

Meanwhile, NATO and Afghan forces reported killing 16 militants - including a "shadow" governor of a northern province.

In the roadside bombings Tuesday night in Kandahar city, Interior Ministry said nine people were killed and 30 injured, including many police officers. The blasts targeted a police vehicle and ripped through an intersection - a day after four officers died in coordinated bombings that were also aimed at police.

Karzai strongly condemned the latest attack.

"The enemies of Afghanistan, far from following Islamic principles, are targeting civilians including children," a statement from his office said.

Control of Kandahar, the Taliban movement's birthplace, is seen as key to reversing Taliban momentum in the war. Afghan and NATO forces are engaged in a major operation there, dubbed Dragon Strike, to keep insurgents from staging attacks inside the city. In response, Taliban have intensified a campaign targeting police and local officials.

On Monday, Noor Ahman, deputy mayor in Kandahar, was also killed in an insurgent attack, and later in the day, Habibullah Aghonzada, a former district chief in Arghistan, was gunned down by assailants as he prayed at a packed mosque.

NATO described the two as "dedicated public servants who sought to improve the lives of their fellow countrymen."

The Taliban said Tuesday the NATO-led operation was doomed to fail.

"America is operating in the districts of Kandahar, but the result will be that they will walk out with blood-filled, empty hands," Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef said. "They could not achieve victory in nearly a decade ... this shows they never will."

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the operation was scattering insurgents from the restive region.

"Dragon Strike is continuing to put the pressure on these guys. Those who have remained and dug in and who are determined to fight are feeling enormous pressure ... The Taliban is clearly feeling it."

The NATO coalition is also fighting an uphill battle to win the allegiance of people in Kandahar.

"When only the Taliban were ruling our land there was peace and tranquility. Since the Americans have set foot on our land, we don't have work and our health is no better," said Naseebullah Ghamjam, a 38-year-old laborer. "All we have seen is that Americans have constructed exceptionally massive compounds for themselves."

Resident Azizullah Saiyal, 29, said citizens have little trust in the international community or Afghan government officials.
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Watch this 5 Afghan Children Among 9 Killed Kandahar Blasts

5 Afghan Children Among 9 Killed Kandahar Blasts


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - President Hamid Karzai condemned the "enemies of Afghanistan" on Wednesday after a series of roadside bombs in southern Kandahar city killed nine people, including five children, as insurgents fight back against intensified NATO-led operations.

Bombs targeting a police vehicle ripped through an intersection Tuesday night, the Interior Ministry said, killing nine and injuring 30, including many police. The attack occurred a day after four officers died in coordinated bombings also aimed at police.

Control of Kandahar, the Taliban movement's birthplace, is seen as key to reversing Taliban momentum in the war. Afghan and NATO forces are engaged in a major operation to improve security in and around Kandahar to keep insurgents from staging attacks inside the city.

However, Taliban militants are fighting back hard against U.S. and Afghan forces as they push into areas long held by insurgents.

"President Karzai strongly condemns the multiple explosions in Kandahar city that killed a number of civilians, including children,"
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'Fighters killed' in Somalia blasts

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A-Shabab controls much of the capital in a country without a stable government since 1991 [File: EPA]
The Somali government says 10 anti-government fighters have been killed by their own bombs after the devices they were preparing went off prematurely in the capital, Mogadishu.

The fighters died in two separate incidents while preparing a car bomb, the information ministry said on Saturday.

"They are three Pakistanis, two Indians, one Afghani, one Algerian, and two Somalis, [and] a leader who was in charge of praying for suicide bombers before they were dispatched," the ministry said in a statement.

Al-Shabab has yet to react to the Somali government's claim.

Witnesses said heavily armed men belonging to al-Shabab, a group alleged by US officials to have connections to al-Qaeda, cordoned off the area, preventing people from reaching the scene.

"We don't know what caused the explosions but the house where it hit has totally collapsed and I saw one burned body ... under the rubble," Adan Yusuf, a witness, said.

Another witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said everybody had heard the loud explosions but dozens of al-Shabab fighters had barred access, so it was not possible to know how many casualties there were.

Police arrested two men who had been guarding fighters digging a hole at a bridge in Mogadishu for the roadside bomb and confiscated a bag with materials for making explosives, the government said.

Food aid 'confiscated'

In another development, Somali officials said, al-Shabab has intensified its campaign to stop humanitarian supplies distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) by issuing tough warnings against people who work with the aid agency.

The group has confiscated large quantities of food aid in the past 24 hours from local traders they accused of being contracted by WFP, the officials said, and also burned some of the food they collected from warehouses in Mogadishu.
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