Afghan unrest kills 16

KABUL, May 3: A bomb exploded outside an Afghan police headquarters Sunday, killing four civilians including two children, officials said, also reporting a dozen militants were killed in a joint US-Afghan operation. Separately, the Afghan defense ministry confirmed that 19 militants killed on Friday and Saturday were linked to an attack on an outpost in remote northeastern Kunar province that left 10 dead, including US and Latvian troops. The insurgent Taliban movement claimed responsibility for Sunday´s bomb blast in the southern province of Helmand, a militant hotspot that is hit by regular attacks.

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