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Nineteen construction workers have been killed in southern Afghanistan when their bus was hit by a bomb and then fired on by insurgents.Nineteen construction workers have been killed in southern Afghanistan when their bus was hit by a bomb and then fired on by insurgents.
Three other workers were hurt in the attack in southern Kandahar province. Three other workers were hurt in the attack in southern Kandahar province, the interior ministry said.
Hundreds of people have been killed in violence in southern and eastern Afghanistan this year. Meanwhile police say they have killed 20 suspected Taleban in central Uruzgan province. One policeman also died.
The attack came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai attempts to shore up support for military and financial aid to Afghanistan during a trip to Canada. A spokesperson for the Taleban said that they had killed 14 policemen in the incident and denied losing any men.
The incidents come as Afghan President Hamid Karzai attempts to shore up support for military and financial aid to Afghanistan during a trip to Canada.
Hundreds of people have been killed in violence in Afghanistan this year.