Blast Kills Fifteen in Afghan City of Kandahar

World | January 6, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
Blast Kills Fifteen in Afghan City of Kandahar Fifteen people, mostly children, were killed and 11 others were injured after a powerful explosion in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Kandahar is the former stronghold of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban. Photo by AFP

Fifteen peopel mostly children, were killed and 11 others injured after a powerful explosion in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Tuesay morning. Witnesses said the blast ripped through a truck parked opposite a military base in the center of the city. Kandahar is the former stronghold of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban, which has declared a "jihad" or holy war on foreign and government troops and aid workers.

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