From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Wed Feb 01 2006 - 11:35:43 EST
EIGHT WOUNDED IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN BOMBING ATTACK...
Eight people were wounded on 30 January when a bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, AFP reported. "Coalition forces evacuated six Afghan National Police officers and two civilians wounded by an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province today for treatment," coalition spokesman Lieutenant Mike Cody said. Two of the wounded Afghan police were in critical condition after the attack, for which a neo-Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility. MK
...AS THREE BOMBINGS PREVENTED
Security forces blocked three bombings in separate incidents around Afghanistan, AP reported on 30 January. Two roadside bombs were found in a ditch about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy and defused. In the Kandahar area, a suspected suicide bomber driving a minibus full of explosives was stopped and arrested as he drove near a U.S. air base. Afghan security officials stopped the minibus about 1 kilometer from the main U.S. base in the Kandahar area after getting a tip that a suspected neo-Taliban operative was behind the wheel. The minibus was carrying more than 55 kilograms of explosives, drums of gasoline, and gas canisters. "This is a massive bomb. It could have killed dozens of people," said Mohammad Fazel, an Afghan army officer. MR
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