Afghan bomber targets NATO, kills civilians
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization convoy in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two civilians. It was the third consecutive day troops there were targeted by suicide attacks.
No NATO troops were wounded in the explosion in Kandahar, said U.S. Army Maj. Luke Knittig, a spokesman for NATO’s International Security Assistance Force.
Two Canadian soldiers were killed Monday when a suicide car bomber exploded next to their convoy outside Kandahar. A suicide bomber also hit a NATO patrol in nearby Panjwayi district Tuesday, injuring one soldier.
Brig. Richard Nugee, chief of effects for ISAF, said that there was a slight increase in attacks in the last week and that insurgents might be trying to make a statement coinciding with a NATO summit this week in Latvia.
ISAF figures show that 227 Afghans and 17 international soldiers have been killed in about 105 suicide bombings this year.
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