Two dead in market blast in Afghan southeast

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Two dead in market blast in Afghan southeast
22 Apr 2007 05:46:57 GMT

KHOST, Afghanistan, April 22 (Reuters) - Two people were killed
and several wounded by a bomb that exploded in a market in
Afghanistan's southeastern town of Khost on Sunday, officials
said.

The blast occurred in a mobile telephone shop in a crowded produce
market in the heart of Khost, which has been the scene of a series
of attacks by the Taliban in recent weeks.

A doctor at a local hospital said two men were killed and seven
wounded in the blast and added several of the wounded were in
critical condition.

No one claimed responsibility for the bomb, but shopkeepers
suspected the Taliban and said the target may have been the shop,
where residents regularly download music into their mobile phones.

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Source: Reuters

Several feared dead in blast in Afghan southeast

10 minutes ago

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A bomb went off in a market
in Afghanistan's southeastern town of Khost on Sunday, police
said, and witnesses said several people were feared to have
been killed.

The blast occurred in a mobile telephone shop in a crowded
produce market in the heart of Khost, which has been the
scene of a series of attacks by the Taliban in recent weeks.

Shopkeepers quickly shut down their businesses after police
said they feared another bomb had been planted in the market.


Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070422/ts_nm/afghan_violence_dc_11

[cliss]

1. Afghanistan -

the U.S. is getting sucked into this conflagration. There is really no way for us to get out; we can only get pulled in more and more. Hamid Karzai is hanging on by a thread. Problem is, we are stretched so thin, we are not able to handle the conflicts that we're dealing with at the present time, let alone deal with any escalation in this country.

Also, our presence is inflaming to the locals. I've seen photos of local villagers hurling rocks & boulders at a US HumVee. The windshield was smashed in, and that driver was struggling for his LIFE to get out of there.

Afghanistan & Pakistan - two countries simmering, ready to blow.

[Eugene]

2. Twin blasts kill at least 5 in Afghan southeast

Source: Reuters

Twin blasts kill at least 5 in Afghan southeast
22 Apr 2007 06:52:17 GMT
Source: Reuters

KHOST, Afghanistan, April 22 (Reuters) - At least five people
were killed and 10 wounded in a suicide blast and a bomb explosion
in Afghanistan's southeastern town of Khost on Sunday, officials
said.

The first blast occurred in a mobile telephone shop in a crowded
produce market in the heart of Khost, which has been the scene
of a series of attacks by the Taliban in recent weeks.

An hour later, a suicide bomber blew himself up after being chased
by police, some metres away from the previous explosion.

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The suicide explosion killed three civilians, Wazir Badshah, a senior
provincial police officer, said.

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Original story: SECOND BLAST HITS SOUTHEASTERN AFGHAN TOWN OF KHOST - RESIDENTS - Reuters AlertNet