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Three hurt in Kabul suicide blast Suicide attacks shake Afghanistan
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A suicide car bomber has blown himself up in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, according to police. Three Afghan civilians have been killed and several wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a Nato convoy in the southern city of Kandahar, reports say.
Police said they followed the bomber and cornered him near Kabul international airport. Meanwhile, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the capital after being cornered by police near Kabul's international airport.
A child is among three people reported to have been hurt in the blast. Police say the toll could be higher. A child is among three people reported to have been hurt in the blast.
Afghan officials says at least 700 people have been killed or wounded in suicide attacks in the country in the past year. Afghan officials say at least 700 people have been killed or wounded in suicide attacks in the past year.
"A vehicle was stopped by police and it is being said that as a result of the stoppage, a suicide bomber who was in the car blew himself up," AFP news agency quoted police spokesman Zemarai Bashary as saying. In Kandahar, a suicide attacker drove a car laden with explosives into a Nato military convoy, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding several others, including a Nato soldier.
Pieces of the vehicle and the bomber were strewn across the blast site as police and Nato-led troops tried to seal the area, reported news agency Associated Press. Nato spokesman Major Daryl Morrell blamed the Taleban for the bombing, saying the hardline militia wanted to disturb law and order in the southern Afghan province.
Earlier, American-led forces killed three suspected militants in a ground and air raid on a housing compound in the central Afghan province of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul. Meanwhile, in the capital Kabul, police operating on a tip-off said they chased a suicide car bomber into a cordoned off road close to the international airport.
One soldier was wounded. They said the bomber detonated the device when police opened fire.
A United States military spokesman said they discovered bomb-making materials in the compound. 'Increasing pressure'
There have been a spate of suicide bombings in Afghanistan in recent months.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.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.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.The violence has been most fierce in the south and east of the country.
Elsewhere on Monday, American-led forces said they had killed three suspected militants in a ground and air raid on a housing compound in the central Afghan province of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul.
A US military spokesman said they discovered bomb-making materials in the compound - one soldier was wounded.