0 20 People Killed in Explosion in Afghanistan

The series of roadside bombs and suicide bombings killed 20 people in attacks - Afghanistan. The death toll also occur due to armed clashes between insurgents and Afghan security forces that have reduced the periods of the battle along with the arrival of cold weather in the country is mountainous.

In one attack, 10 civilians, including a child and four men, were killed when their vehicle ran over a land mine in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. Seven other people in the group who wanted to go to the wedding - were injured in the blast, said Ismail Khan Hotak, provincial security coordination center.

A suicide bomber using a motorcycle blew himself up amid police who were on patrol in Kandahar, the southern region of the country, killing three policemen and wounding two others, said Faisal Jawed Ahmad, a spokesman for the provincial governor.

Five soldiers were killed when their convoy ran over a land mine in Laghman province, eastern Afghanistan, according to Zewak Sarhadi, who also served as a spokesman for the provincial governor.

Roadside bomb blast that also occurred on Thursday, killing two boys in Zabul province, southern Afghanistan. Provincial deputy chief Gulam Gilani Farahi said the bomb may have been placed by the rebels targeting police officers on patrol in the area.

Insurgents stepped up attacks targeting Afghan officials and security forces are now pulled ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops NATO in 2014.



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