A suicide bomber who targeted German troops
based in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province injured three schoolgirls, an
official said Sunday.
Abdul Rahman Aaqtash, a senior provincial police official, told Deutsche
Presse-Agentur dpa that "a suicide bomber targeted a German Provincial
Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Dubandi area of Chahardara district, injuring only
three schoolgirls."
No German troops were reported injured in the incident and the condition of the
girls was not said to be life-threatening, Aaqtash said.
Meanwhile, the Afghan Defence Ministry said it caused more than 20 militant
casualties during a clash in the Baila and Nanglam area in eastern Kunar
province.
"The militants were travelling in two vehicles when they were attacked by
Afghan troops supported by NATO airstrikes," it said.
The US military claimed to have killed an unspecified number of insurgents
Sunday in eastern Nangarhar province.
"Intelligence revealed a large group of militants operating in Deh Bala
District. Coalition forces identified the militants in a
mountainous region and used precision airstrikes to kill them," the US
statement said according to dpa.
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