Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan’s Kandahar cityJanuary 27, 2013 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 10 people have been killed, eight of them police officers, after a roadside bomb detonated in the southern city of Kandahar, officials have said. Police in Kandahar said they went to a residential area to defuse a bomb but were hit by a second device. There has been a wave of recent attacks targeting security forces across the country. On Saturday, Jan 26 a suicide bomber on a motorbike killed 10 police officers in the northern province of Kunduz. In the Kandahar attack, police had driven into a residential neighborhood of the city to inspect a bomb found there. They had detained three suspects and were driving back in a police truck when they struck a second device that had been buried in the road. Eight police officers and two of those who had just been detained were killed in the blast. No-one has yet said they carried out the attack, but Taliban-linked insurgents have been blamed for a string of similar incidents, BBC News reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |