Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 33 in Afghanistan

Four children among the dead
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Mar 14, 2011 11:21 AM CDT
Afghanistan Suicide Bombing: Bomber Kills at Least 33 at Army Recruitment Center in Kunduz
Afghan victims of a suicide attack on an Afghan army recruitment center are seen in a ambulance at the hospital in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, March 14, 2011.   (AP Photo)

A suicide bomber posing as an army volunteer struck an Afghan army recruitment center in the northern province of Kunduz today, killing at least 33 people, Afghan officials said. It was the second suicide bombing in five days in Kunduz, where al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and numerous other militant groups, including one from neighboring Uzbekistan, have increased their presence in an apparent campaign to frighten people away from cooperating with security forces and the Afghan government. The 33 killed included soldiers, civilians, and children, and at least 42 others were wounded. (More Afghanistan stories.)

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