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| At least five civilians have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack on a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan, military sources have said. | At least five civilians have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack on a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan, military sources have said. |
| Two Nato soldiers were also wounded in the attack in a residential area north of Kandahar city. | Two Nato soldiers were also wounded in the attack in a residential area north of Kandahar city. |
| This comes a day after at least 16 people were wounded in two explosions in eastern Afghanistan. | This comes a day after at least 16 people were wounded in two explosions in eastern Afghanistan. |
| Afghan officials say about 700 people have been killed or wounded in suicide attacks in the past year. | Afghan officials say about 700 people have been killed or wounded in suicide attacks in the past year. |
| "There was some sort of explosion, we don't know exactly the cause. It struck [the Nato convoy] in the middle of the city," Squadron Leader Jason Chalk told the AFP news agency. | |
| There have been a spate of suicide bombings in Afghanistan in recent months. | |
| On a single day last month, suicide bombers struck in three different parts of Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people and wounding 25 others. The dead included four Canadian troops. | |
| Afghan officials say they suspect that Taleban and other militants opposed to the US-backed government in Kabul may be importing tactics used by insurgents in Iraq. | |
| Correspondents say the insurgency in Afghanistan continues to deepen, and the pressure on the international community is increasing. | |
| The violence has been most fierce in the south and east of the country. |