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Bomb kills civilian, suspected insurgent in northern Afghanistan
Dec 28, 2010, 10:45 GMT
Kunduz, Afghanistan - A civilian and a militant were killed in northern Afghanistan when the Taliban's own bomb accidently exploded, an official said Tuesday.
The incident took place Monday night in the northern province of Baghlan when a number of Taliban insurgents were taking refuge in a house in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district.
'An older man and a Taliban fighter were killed and six other insurgents were wounded by the rebels' own bomb,' district Governor Amir Gul said.
Violence has escalated in northern Afghanistan this year as US forces have put pressure on the militants in the south.
The battle against the Taliban has led to a high civilian death toll this year.
More than 2,400 civilians were killed by Afghan soldiers, foreign troops and Taliban militants in the first 10 months of this year, the highest casualties since the US-led invasion ousted the Taliban in 2001, the United Nations said.
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