16 killed in string of Afghan attacks
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
KABUL, June 29 (AFP): Sixteen people including civilians and policemen have been killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan blamed on the Taliban over the past 24 hours, police said Tuesday.
Seven Taliban fighters were also killed after ambushing a police convoy in western Afghanistan, provincial police said.
Two civilians were killed and two wounded on Tuesday when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in the Khakrez district of the southern province of Kandahar, Zalmai Ayobi, spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP.
Seven Taliban fighters were also killed after ambushing a police convoy in western Afghanistan, provincial police said.
Two civilians were killed and two wounded on Tuesday when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in the Khakrez district of the southern province of Kandahar, Zalmai Ayobi, spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP.