April 17, 2007
Bombings Kill Nine, Including Four Nepalese, in Afghanistan
Kabul
A bombing attack killed four Nepalese and one Afghan staff working
for a UN organization in Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan
Tuesday, while another one killed four Afghan pupils in the western
Herat province, officials said.
The explosion killed four Nepalese security guards and one Afghan
driver in a UN vehicle in Kandahar city, the provincial capital, and
provincial police chief Asmatullah Alizai said.
It was a remote-controlled bombing, Alizai said, adding the vehicle
was totally damaged.
Meanwhile, Aleem Siddique, spokesman for the UN Assistance Mission
in Afghanistan (UNAMA), told Xinhua the vehicle belonged to the UN
Office for Project Services (UNOPS), which focuses on helping
clients implement their projects and programs.
This attack came two days after a suicide bombing killed three
Afghan guards and one driver of a private US security company the
USPI in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.
Another bomb attack killed four pupils and injured four others in a
school in Herat city, capital of Herat province, Abdul Zahir,
director of provincial education department, said Tuesday.
Militants put a bomb in the sport ground in Baba Rangi primary
school and detonated it at around 10:00 a.m. (local time), he said,
adding all the victims were boys.
No one has claimed responsibility for either incident and
investigations are underway, according to officials.
Commenting on the two bomb attacks, a UNAMA statement said,
"Intentional attacks on civilians are a clear violation of
international humanitarian law and the UN will be pursuing full
accountability for those who are behind this."
"We grieve for our lost colleagues and for the murdered and wounded
children and offer our deep sympathies to their families and loved
ones," it added.
Over the past two months, bomb attacks or suicide bombings have
happened in Afghanistan nearly on a daily base.
A suicide bombing on Monday killed nine policemen and injured 32
others in Kunduz city, capital of Kunduz province, in the relatively
calm northern region.
A total of 11 soldiers of the NATO-led International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed by roadside bombings in
this volatile country since April 8.
The Taliban claimed 2,000 suicide bombers would launch a bloody
spring offensive against foreign troops and other targets in this
country this year.
Due to rising Taliban-linked insurgency, over 900 people, mostly
Taliban militants, have been killed in Afghanistan this year.
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