Yet Another Blast Shakes Kandahar
On Wednesday, another large explosion was reported in Kandahar, Afghanistan -- just a day after a spate of bombings killed more than 40 people in that city -- as the outcome of last week's election still hung in the balance.https://www.truthdig.com/contentzsystem/index.php?S=0&C=edit&M=edit_entry&weblog_id=2&entry_id=13739
On Wednesday, another large explosion was reported in Kandahar, Afghanistan — just a day after a spate of bombings killed more than 40 people in that city — as the outcome of last week’s election still hung in the balance. — KA
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The explosion was reported close to the site of Tuesday’s car bomb attack.
There are reports of casualties. A local official told the BBC the injured were being taken to hospital.
Kandahar, a Taliban stronghold, has seen a number of attacks in 2009. It comes as counting continues following Thursday’s presidential election.
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