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Roadside bomb kills 2 Afghan border policemen

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-04 14:17
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan: Two Afghan border policemen were killed as their vehicle ran over a roadside bomb in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan, deputy provincial police chief Ghulam Jilani Khan said on Monday.

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"The blast occurred Sunday evening in Shamulzayi district, when a police unit was on routine patrol," Jilani Khan said. "As a result two policemen were killed and their car was damaged."

He put the attack on Taliban militants, saying the militants want to disrupt peace and stability in the province by carrying out such attacks.

Taliban militants fighting Afghan and NATO troops have yet to make comments.
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