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December 14, 2008

3 Police Killed By Bomb in Southern Afghanistan
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Local officials say the attack Sunday targeted a police vehicle; it also
wounded at least six civilians 
Afghan officials say a bomb hidden in a wooden cart killed three police
officers and wounded at least five other policemen in the southern city
of Kandahar. Smoke comes out from a police vehicle after a blast in the
city of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday , 14 Dec.
2008.Local officials say the attack Sunday targeted a police vehicle. It
also wounded at least six civilians. The French news agency reports that
the Taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack. Sunday's
explosion is the second in Kandahar province in as many days. On
Saturday Canadian officials said three Canadian soldiers were killed
when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle. Also Saturday British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on NATO allies to do more to share
the burden of fighting Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents. During a
previously unannounced visit to Afghanistan, Mr. Brown said Britain and
the United States should not be the only nations contributing more
troops to stem increasing violence. U.S. military officials have said
they will send thousands of extra troops to the country. Prime Minister
Brown also said he would consider building up Britain's existing force
of some eight-thousand troops currently serving in southern Afghanistan.
During his visit, Mr. Brown traveled to a British military base in
Helmand province, where he spoke out against two bomb attacks that
killed four British troops in the area on Friday. The prime minister
expressed "disgust and horror" at the Taliban's use of a 13-year old
child as a suicide bomber in one of the attacks. British military
officials say Mr. Brown's visit to Helmand is the closest the British
prime minister has ever gotten to the front lines in Afghanistan. Mr.
Brown also pledged 10 million dollars to help with voter registration
for Afghanistan's 2009 presidential election.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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