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| 'Ten die' in Afghan suicide blast | 'Ten die' in Afghan suicide blast |
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| A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people and wounded 14 others outside a military base housing Nato troops in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. | |
| 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. |
| Most of the dead were reported to be Afghan workers employed at the base. | Most of the dead were reported to be Afghan workers employed at the base. |
| It is the deadliest suicide bomb in Afghanistan so far this year. No-one has claimed responsibility for it. | It is the deadliest suicide bomb in Afghanistan so far this year. No-one has claimed responsibility for it. |
| Military officials said no Nato personnel were hurt. | Military officials said no Nato personnel were hurt. |
| Sealed off | Sealed off |
| 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. | 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. |
| Nato officials put the bomber killed eight, rather than 10 people, and that two of the victims were Afghan policemen. | Nato officials put the bomber killed eight, rather than 10 people, and that two of the victims were Afghan policemen. |
| 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. | 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 provincial governor of Khost has visited the injured and says they are out of danger. | |
| The area has been sealed off by international forces and eyewitnesses said more people may have been killed in the blast. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |