Afghan security forces at the site of a bomb explosion in Kandahar on March 14, 2012.<\/p>\n
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Twin bomb explosions have killed at least nine people and injured dozens in the troubled southern Afghanistan, security sources say.\n<\/p>\n
Afghan security officials said the explosions rocked Afghanistan\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s southern city of Kandahar within a short interval of time on Friday.\n<\/p>\n
The strong explosions targeted a convoy of vehicles carrying Afghan security personnel in the city.\n<\/p>\n
Local officials said most of the victims were Afghan civilians.\n<\/p>\n
Medical sources predicted that the death toll would rise as some of the 70 injured are reportedly in critical condition.\n<\/p>\n
The blast comes a day after over a dozen people were killed in the capital Kabul where a car bomb ripped through a US military convoy. Six Americans including two soldiers and four contractors were killed in the attack.\n<\/p>\n
Violence in Afghanistan has seen an upsurge over the past few months, with civilians being the main victims.\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a great number of Afghan civilians are killed in US-led drone strikes. Washington claims that its airstrikes target militants, but local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the attacks.\n<\/p>\n
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of Washington\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country, despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.\n<\/p>\n
The US-led war in Afghanistan, which has caused record-high civilian and military casualties, has become the longest military conflict in the American history.\n<\/p>\n
JR\/KA
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