21 killed as suicide car bomb hits US convoy in Afghanistan

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KABUL, Nov 13 ( Agencies): At least 20 civilians and an American soldier have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack against a US convoy in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
The attack happened at a market near Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. At least 67 others have been wounded and taken to hospital, officials said
Afghanistan is facing its worst spell of violence this year, the bloodiest since the Taliban's overthrow in 2001, raising fears about the success of international efforts to bring peace and to develop the country.
Interior Ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary said the bomber rammed his vehicle laden with explosives into the convoy as it went through a crowded market just outside Jalalabad.
Ten of those killed in the suicide bombing were civilians as were the 58 wounded.
"The enemies of Afghanistan committed another barbaric act today," Bashary said, referring to Taliban insurgents and their al Qaeda allies.
Afghanistan's NATO-led force said two of its soldiers were killed in a blast in the south of the country on Wednesday. It gave no more details.
Also Wednesday, suicide bombers struck in the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar killing more than 10 people.