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Roadside bomb kills Afghan policeman, nine others injured
Jan 22, 2011, 9:19 GMT
Kabul - An explosion in southern Afghanistan killed one Afghan policeman and injured nine others, official said Saturday.
'The blast took place in Nahr-e-Saraj district, where a joint operation of Afghan and NATO-led forces is going on,' provincial government spokesman Daud Ahmadi said.
'A roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in the southern province of Helmand today killing at least one policeman and injuring nine others.'
Fighting has escalated in Afghanistan as US forces push against militants in the southern region, mainly Helmand and Kandahar.
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