Afghan city hit by powerful bomb blast

A powerful blast has ripped through Afghanistan's Kandahar city, but there are no immediate reports of casualties from the site.

A powerful blast has ripped through Afghanistan's Kandahar city, but there are no immediate reports of casualties from the site.

Witnesses are reporting smoke and dust rising into the sky.

The blast comes after a recent series of Taliban suicide and bomb attacks on government and foreign troop targets.

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