Suicide Attack in Afghanistan Targets Road Workers, Police

A suicide attack in southwestern Afghanistan Thursday left at least seven people dead and wounded several others.

Among those killed were Afghan police and Indian construction workers. The attack took place in Nimroz province.

On Wednesday, U.S. military officials in Afghanistan said a soldier and his Afghan interpreter were killed in a roadside bombing in the eastern province of Khost. Two other soldiers were wounded.

Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday at least four militants were killed in separate incidents when bombs they were planting exploded prematurely.

Also Wednesday, the top commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said this year will bring record opium production and continuing attacks by Taliban insurgents.

U.S. General Dan McNeill told reporters in Kabul that what he called an “explosive” growth in poppy crops will bankroll Taliban fighters.

Last year saw a dramatic rise in the number of militant attacks in Afghanistan, with an estimated 6,000 people killed. Taliban and rebel violence is at its highest level since a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban government after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

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