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Twin Bombings Rattle Safest Afghan Province, Kill 14

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Officials in Afghanistan say two back-to-back bombs went
   off Tuesday in central Bamiyan province, killing at least 14 people and
   injuring 50 others.
   The deadly violence in the predominantly minority Shiite Hazara region
   is the first such attack since the United States and its allies invaded
   Afghanistan 19 years ago and ousted the Taliban from power.
   Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian confirmed the late afternoon
   bombings in the main market of the provincial capital, also known as
   Bamiyan. He said almost all of the victims were civilians, which
   included children.

   Faroghuddin Ameri, head of the provincial hospital, told VOA that
   several of the wounded were in "critical condition," and he feared the
   death toll could rise.

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