KANDAHAR Afghanistan - a suicide bomber attacked an armored car, the implementation of a district in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, kills himself and a civilian bystander, Afghan authorities said.
The bombers targeted Ahmadullah Nazak's car in a residential and shopping district of the city, as the official to the meet, spokesman for the provincial Governor of Kandahar was traveling Zalmaï Ayubi said,. Nazak was unharmed, but a passer-by was killed and six others injured Ayubi said.
"I'm safe and sound, and all those who were in the car is also safe and healthy," Mr Nazak told the associated press shortly after the explosion. He did not say how many people in the car with him had been.
Violence has been to see a lot of fighting with the southern province of Kandahar the birthplace of the Taliban and Helmand, on the rise across much of Afghanistan. NATO forces have poured troops in the two provinces.
Elsewhere, a member of NATO service was killed Saturday in an insurgent attack in the East of the country who said military coalition and Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit to their nation troops in the North.
The Alliance showed the nationality of the service member or the location of the attack.
Another soldier of noncombat breach in the North of the country died on Friday, said NATO. The German military said one of his soldiers, a 21-year-old, died from a gunshot wound, was the result of an accident at work be a military contribution Baghlan province, but the matter was investigated.
More than 670 United States and other international military forces have Afghanistan this year died.
Germany currently has approximately 4,700 troops in Afghanistan serve and plans to gradually start withdrawing the end of 2011.
Merkel visited Kunduz where troops have a base your nation. In Berlin, the Federal Government Merkel said with your Defense Minister and traveled the military Chief of staff.
The Bundestag is expected to vote military mission in Afghanistan in January on the renewal of the authorisation for the nation. The current parliamentary mandate enables a maximum delivery of 5350 German soldiers.
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Thursday that Germany its own security in Afghanistan is defense.
", That is, why is correct, this mission but it is also true that it can continue forever", he said.
Separately, a senior Taliban said NATO Saturday it leaders in an airstrike in northern province of Badghis had killed the day before.
The military coalition said in a statement that the Taliban leader Mullah gate Jan, through the Quetta Shura Afghan Taliban command Council based in Pakistan was appointed. The airstrike that killed him followed a firefight broke as Afghan and international forces of pursued "one armed person" to a cave, the complex, the coalition said.
Badghis Deputy Police Chief, Abdul Jabar Khan, said target Jan senior Taliban commander for planting mines on routes of Afghan and international forces was used and responsible for organizing attacks on police stations. AP-TK-18-12-10 1136GMT Copyright (c) 2010 for the associated press from NewsEDGE/LAN: 12/18/2010 7: 36 PM
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