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Bomb attacks killed 25 people in Afghanistan today, ripping through a minibus packed with civilians and targeting a US-run base in the east bordering Pakistan, officials said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The attacks in opposite ends of the country underscored how pernicious Taliban-led insurgents have become in fighting to bring down the Western-backed government of President Hamid Karzai and evict 140,000 US-led foreign troops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Women and children were among the casualties when a roadside bomb tore through the minibus in the western province of Herat, killing 22 civilians, the provincial government said.<\/p>\n

The bus was travelling between the district of Obe and the provincial capital Herat city, local administration spokesman, Moheyddin Noori, told AFP.<\/p>\n

In a second explosion in the same district, one woman was killed and seven men were wounded when their truck hit another improvised bomb, Noori said.<\/p>\n

The local government spokesman blamed the bombing on “the armed opposition groups” – a reference to Taliban-led insurgents, who have been fighting to win back power since the 2001 US-led invasion ousted them from government in Kabul.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Improvised bombs, built with old ammunition, have been the weapon of choice for the Taliban and other insurgents for nearly 10 years.<\/p>\n

But the poorly-made devices often kill civilians travelling on Afghan dirt roads between their villages and big cities.<\/p>\n

Military officials say the makeshift bombs, also known as IEDs (improvised-explosive devices) are the main killer of troops in the US-led NATO force deployed in Afghanistan and local Afghan security forces.<\/p>\n

The base houses small groups of troops and civilian experts who are trying to help rebuild the war-torn country and enhance security. The groups are known as Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) and are assigned across Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed contacted AFP from an undisclosed location by telephone, saying that dozens of US and Afghan troops were killed and wounded.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/strong>
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