3 soldiers hurt when blast hits Afghan convoy

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3 soldiers hurt when blast hits Afghan convoy
By Jim Heintz - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 6, 2010 6:22:51 EST

KABUL — Two Afghan children and a policeman were killed and at least three U.S. soldiers were wounded Wednesday when an explosion tore through a group of civilians and foreign service members in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

The Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement that the blast in Nangrahar province occurred when a passing police vehicle hit a mine. The ministry called it a terrorist act, implying the mine had been planted by insurgents.

Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the spokesman for the provincial governor, told The Associated Press that 15 people were wounded, including three U.S. soldiers. NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said nine ISAF soldiers were wounded, but it could not clarify their nationalities.

Abdulzai said the soldiers were visiting a road construction project funded by the United States. He said two children and a policeman were killed.

Also Wednesday, at least 13 people were injured in an explosion at a market in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, said Amir Pacha Mangal, director of the provincial health department. Police were investigating the cause of the blast.


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