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8 Afghan Children Killed in Blast

   VOA News  June 11, 2011

   Authorities in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb has ripped
   through a vehicle, killing 15 people, including eight children.
   Officials say one person was wounded in the blast Saturday in the
   Arghandab district of Kandahar province.
   Meanwhile, officials in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman say
   police investigating an explosion in MehterLam were hit by a second
   bomb Saturday, killing two police officers and wounding nine people.
   Elsewhere in eastern Afghanistan, police say a suicide bomber has
   killed at least three people, including two police officers in Khost
   province.
   Officials say at least 12 people were wounded in the attack Saturday
   outside the police headquarters.
   Authorities say the chief of an Afghan commando unit was one of the
   police officers killed.

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