At least 17 people have died and 21 others wounded following a suicide bombing attack in a bath house in the Afghan province of Kandahar, south of the country, whose target was a police commander who was among the deceased, according to provincial authorities. Zalmai Ayoubi, spokesman for the Kandahar governor, said that the commander was bathing when the explosion occurred in the bath house, located in the town of Spin Boldak, near the border with Pakistan, and that other victims are civilians ."This brutal and inhumane act is the work of enemies of Islam and humanity," he said. Abdur Rahman, a police officer of Spin Boldak, has confirmed that the attack was perpetrated by a suicide bomber but has been estimated at 13 dead. This attack is one that has claimed more lives in Afghanistan since 2011.
In 2010, 1,292 died in violent incidents police and 821 Afghan soldiers, according to the Government, while the number of foreign soldiers who died totaled 711, a record-in 2009 were 521 -, according to the website iCasualties. com. But Afghan civilians are the ones who have borne the brunt of the conflict: the UN says that between January and October 2412 and died last year injured 3803 others, representing an increase of 20% compared to 2009.
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