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Ten die in Afghan suicide attack Ten die in Afghan suicide attack
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A suicide bomber killed 10 people and wounded 14 others outside a military base housing Nato troops in Afghanistan, local officials have said. A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people and wounded 40 others outside a military base housing Nato troops in Afghanistan, local officials have said.
The bomber also died in the blast at the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) base near the eastern city of Khost, they said.The bomber also died in the blast at the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) base near the eastern city of Khost, they said.
The dead were all reported to be civilian staff at the base and no Nato troops were among the casualties. Most of the dead were reported to be Afghan workers at the base, although some Afghan soldiers may have died too.
The staff had been waiting at a checkpoint to enter the base for work. Military officials said no Nato personnel were hurt.
"This [attack] was carried out by the enemies of our country," Khost governor Arasala Jamal said.
No-one has yet said that they carried out the attack.No-one has yet said that they carried out the attack.
Upsurge Sealed off
There have been numerous suicide bombings in Afghanistan since 2005. The bomber, who had explosives strapped to his body, detonated them as the labourers queued to enter the base at its busiest time of the day.
Initial reports said all those who died were workers, but some reports say Afghan soldiers and at least two Afghan security guards from a private firm were among those killed.
This [attack] was carried out by the enemies of our country Arasala JamalKhost governor "This [attack] was carried out by the enemies of our country," Khost governor Arasala Jamal said.
The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kabul says the figures of dead and injured were released by Mr Jamal, but the area has been sealed off by international forces and eyewitnesses said more people may have been killed in the blast.
Khost province borders the Pakistani tribally-administered area of North Waziristan, where a peace deal signed with militants and tribal elders last year saw the Pakistani army pull out.
US forces say the deal has led to an increase in violence on the Afghan side of the border.
The number of suicide bombings in Afghanistan since 2005 has soared.
According to one estimate, there were 139 suicide attacks in the country last year with the upsurge in the Taleban-led violence.According to one estimate, there were 139 suicide attacks in the country last year with the upsurge in the Taleban-led violence.
Bloodshed in Afghanistan last year returned to levels not seen since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, with the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, and areas in the east of the country particularly hard-hit.Bloodshed in Afghanistan last year returned to levels not seen since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, with the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, and areas in the east of the country particularly hard-hit.
Some 4,000 people are believed to have died in 2006 in the insurgency - about a quarter of them civilians.Some 4,000 people are believed to have died in 2006 in the insurgency - about a quarter of them civilians.