Suicide attack kills 10 police in Afghanistan

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Source: Associated Press

10 more are wounded in city of Kunduz
A suicide attacker ran onto a police training ground and blew himself up, killing 10 policemen and wounding 10 others Monday in northern Afghanistan, a security official said.

The attack happened in the relatively quiet city of Kunduz, said Abdul Hadi, a security official.

Militant attacks in the north are rare.

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1. the incidents in Afghanistan seem to be picking up

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2. Report: Insurgents killed 669 Afghans

Report: Insurgents killed 669 Afghans By ALISA TANG, Associated Press Writer
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents committed war crimes by attacking ordinary Afghans and killing 669 civilians in 2006, the heaviest toll since the Taliban's ouster in 2001, according to a report released Monday.

Tallying records from non-governmental organizations and the media, Human Rights Watch counted 189 bombings in 2006 that killed 492 civilians. Another 177 civilians were killed in other attacks including ambushes and executions.

"The insurgents are increasingly committing war crimes, often by directly targeting civilians," said Joanne Mariner, terrorism and counterterrorism director at the New York-based rights group. Even when targeting security forces, "they generally kill many, many more civilians than they do military personnel."

Human Rights Watch noted that anti-government forces were not the only ones responsible for civilian deaths, and that at least 230 civilians were killed during coalition and NATO operations last year.

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