Terror in Afghanistan: Many dead in suicide attack

A suicide bomber has been done in a public bathhouse in southern Afghanistan a bloodbath. At least 17 people died in the crimes committed in the midday attack killed. The Taliban is on the deed. Kandahar - The perpetrator had the explosives strapped to his chest, he brought to the explosion: A suicide attack in a bath house in the town of Spin Boldak in southern Afghanistan, according to official figures, 17 people were killed and 23 others injured.


Among the victims, according to a spokesman for Governor was a police commander who had been the target of the attack. The other victims were all civilians. Those responsible were "enemies of Islam and humanity." Indeed, known to the radical Islamic Taliban, which in southern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan have their strongholds.

Since her fall nine years ago, they lead a bloody insurgency against international troops and Afghan security forces. The violence increased last year to a record level: According to the United Nations died alone in the first ten months, more than 2,400 civilians, as well as the Afghan Interior Ministry, according to 1292 police officers were killed.

For the foreign troops was in 2010 with 711 deaths also the bloodiest year since the start of the operation. Five killed in attack in Pakistan were threatening case of a U.S. drone attack in northwestern Pakistan killed at least five suspected insurgents in the meantime. According to Pakistani security forces, the attack took place on Friday in the village of Ghar Laley, about 35 kilometers west of Miranshah in the tribal area of North Waziristan.

A total of four rockets were fired at a house and a vehicle. North Waziristan on the border with Afghanistan and is considered a stronghold of Islamist insurgents. There are above all the insurgents of the al-Qaida terrorist network active in related Haqqani network. In recent months the U.S.

has increased the use of drones to fight insurgents in the region considerably. 2010 died at a hundred drone attacks more than 670 people.

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