3 Afghan police killed in violence |
| Published: November 11, 2007, 9:18 am |
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By AMIR SHAH A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, seriously wounding three civilians, while two separate attacks left three policeman dead elsewhere in the country, officials said.Meanwhile, a service member with the U.S.-led coalition died of wounds suffered during a gun battle Saturday near the Tagab Valley of Kapisa province, 40 miles northeast of Kabul, the coalition said in a statement. It did not disclose the soldier's nationality.The latest violence came a day after the U.S. military announced that six of its troops were killed in eastern Nuristan province - the most lethal attack in a year that has been the deadliest for American forces since the 2001 invasion.In Helmand province, the suicide bomber detonated himself near the NATO convoy in the town of Gereshk. None of the soldiers was hurt, but three civilian bystanders were critically wounded, said Helmand police chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal.NATO's International [ Full article ] |
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