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| Children killed in Afghan attack | Children killed in Afghan attack |
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| Four children have been killed and six injured in a suicide car bomb attack on an Afghan army convoy in eastern Afghanistan, police say. | Four children have been killed and six injured in a suicide car bomb attack on an Afghan army convoy in eastern Afghanistan, police say. |
| Several soldiers and civilians were also wounded in the incident. | Several soldiers and civilians were also wounded in the incident. |
| Meanwhile, Taleban rebels have executed three men they accused of spying for international troops and telling them the whereabouts of a Taleban commander. | Meanwhile, Taleban rebels have executed three men they accused of spying for international troops and telling them the whereabouts of a Taleban commander. |
| The men were publicly hanged in or near Musa Qala in Helmand province, which the militants captured in February. | The men were publicly hanged in or near Musa Qala in Helmand province, which the militants captured in February. |
| Suspected Taleban militants have also ambushed two government convoys in the south near the Pakistan border, killing seven Afghan police officers. | Suspected Taleban militants have also ambushed two government convoys in the south near the Pakistan border, killing seven Afghan police officers. |
| Explosives-laden car | Explosives-laden car |
| The suicide attack which killed the four children was targeting an Afghan army convoy in Mehtar Lam in Laghman province, about 100km (60 miles) east of the capital, Kabul. | The suicide attack which killed the four children was targeting an Afghan army convoy in Mehtar Lam in Laghman province, about 100km (60 miles) east of the capital, Kabul. |
| Reports of floods have come from four Afghan provincesPolice said the children were in the vicinity when the attacker blew up his explosives-filled car near the convoy. | |
| The soldiers were on their way back to base after helping flood victims in the area, a defence ministry spokesman said, according to the Associated Press news agency. | The soldiers were on their way back to base after helping flood victims in the area, a defence ministry spokesman said, according to the Associated Press news agency. |
| Afghan officials say floods and avalanches have killed at least 16 people in various parts of the country, as torrential rains have caused damage and driven people from their homes. | Afghan officials say floods and avalanches have killed at least 16 people in various parts of the country, as torrential rains have caused damage and driven people from their homes. |