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| 'Dozens' killed in Afghan blast | 'Dozens' killed in Afghan blast |
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| A suspected bomb attack has killed dozens of people in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, police say. | |
| The attack occurred in the outskirts of the city, as people were watching a dog-fighting competition. | |
| "It was a bombing but at this point we don't know if it was a suicide bomb," said an interior ministry spokesman. | |
| Taleban insurgents have been behind a number of suicide attacks and roadside bomb blasts recently. Last week, the Kandahar governor survived an attack. | Taleban insurgents have been behind a number of suicide attacks and roadside bomb blasts recently. Last week, the Kandahar governor survived an attack. |
| Last year, violence in Afghanistan reached its highest levels since the Taleban were forced from power in 2001, analysts say. | Last year, violence in Afghanistan reached its highest levels since the Taleban were forced from power in 2001, analysts say. |
| The Taleban claim to have influence across most of the country and have extended their area of control from their traditional heartland in the south. | The Taleban claim to have influence across most of the country and have extended their area of control from their traditional heartland in the south. |
| They are able to operate freely even in Wardak Province, neighbouring the capital Kabul, as a BBC camera crew who filmed them recently found. | They are able to operate freely even in Wardak Province, neighbouring the capital Kabul, as a BBC camera crew who filmed them recently found. |