Suicide bomber kills Afghan soldier
A suicide bomber detonated explosives next to Afghan soldiers in an eastern market today, killing one soldier and wounding three, an official said.
The bomber, who struck at a market in Paktika province’s capital, Sharan, also wounded two civilians, said Akram Akhpelwak, Paktika’s governor.
Meanwhile, Afghan intelligence agents and Nato-led troops killed a suspected Taliban regional commander and arrested 20 other militants in the southern Kandahar province yesterday, said Asadullah Khalid, governor of Kandahar province.
The troops killed Mohammad Amin, a militia commander for southern Afghanistan, after they surrounded a compound in Kandahar’s Neven district, Khalid said.
Following the operation, Afghan and Nato troops recovered weapons and ammunition.
Also yesterday, authorities detained two suspected bombers in southern Afghan border town of Spin Boldak.
Police stopped their car and discovered suicide vests filled with explosives ready to be used in an attack, said Asadullah Khalid, governor of Kandahar province.
Last year, militant supporters of the resurgent Taliban stepped up attacks, targeted Afghan government and foreign security forces.
According to the US military, there were 139 suicide attacks during 2006, up from 27 in 2005.
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