ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS AFGHAN CIVILIANS
Baku, June 11 (AZERTAC). A roadside bomb has killed nine civilians in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, officials say.
The blast struck a minibus on the main highway in Maywand district, news agency AFP quoted a provincial official as saying.
The dead include three children. Officials said eight others were wounded in the attack.
Violence has increased in southern Afghanistan in recent weeks ahead of a planned major operation by Nato forces.
Nato has said that taking control of Kandahar will be the key to reversing the momentum of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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