Blast Kills 15 in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants killed 19 Afghans, including seven civilians, and wounded 41 more in a suicide bomb attack on a drug eradication team in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.
The Taliban have vowed to step up suicide attacks this year, to undermine the faith of Afghans in the ability of their government to provide security and to sap support in the West for the continued presence of international troops in the country.
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"Late this morning and into the afternoon we've encountered some light resistance in the form of small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from buildings along the routes that we're securing, but nothing huge or organized," she said.
The town of Garmsir in the south of Helmand has been the scene of frequent raids by Afghan, British and U.S. troops, but has hitherto eluded capture.
One ISAF soldier was also killed and another one wounded during a patrol in the eastern province of Kapisa on Tuesday, ISAF said. Most foreign troops in Kapisa are American.
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