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3 Dead in Afghan Car Bomb Blast

   VOA News 27 December 2010
   US  soldiers  and  Afghan security forces stand guard at the site of a
   car  bomb in front of a branch of the Kabul bank in Kandahar on 27 Dec
   2010

Photo: AFP

   US  soldiers  and  Afghan security forces stand guard at the site of a
   car  bomb in front of a branch of the Kabul bank in Kandahar on 27 Dec
   2010

   A  car bomb has exploded in the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar,
   killing three and wounding at least a dozen people.
   Kandahar  officials  say  Monday's blast happened outside a bank where
   police officers had gone to collect their salaries.
   Authorities say at least one police officer died in the blast.
   Southern  Afghanistan, a traditional Taliban stronghold, has seen some
   of  the  worst  fighting this year between militants and international
   troops, including Afghan forces.
   Meanwhile,  NATO said one of its servicemembers was killed Monday in a
   bomb  blast  in southern Afghanistan. The alliance did not release any
   other details.

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