[05/September/2010]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept. 5 (Saba) -- Three policemen were injured Sunday as a roadside bomb planted by militants went off near their van in southern part of Kandahar city the capital of Taliban hotbed Kandahar province in south Afghanistan, provincial police chief said, according to Xinhua.

"Three policemen with the Civilian Order department of Kandahar police were injured as the bomb exploded in south of provincial capital Kandahar city at 12:00 noon local time," Sardar Mohammad Zazai told Xinhua.

The police van was also partially damaged in the blast, he said.

This is the second explosion in Kandahar over the two days.

In the previous blast which rocked Kandahar city on Saturday night, one civilian was killed and 11 others sustained injuries.

Roadside bombs and Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) have been proved the deadliest weapon for Afghan and NATO-led forces stationed in the post-Taliban Afghanistan but the lethal homemade weapons also claim the lives of non-combatants in the country.
Kandahar and its neighboring province Helmand have been regarded as the hotbed of the Taliban militants in the restive southern part of the central Asian state.


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