Deadly Bomb Targets German Troops In Afghanistan

International troops in Afghanistan (file photo) (Courtesy Photo) 22 February 2006 -- A bomb exploded near a convoy of NATO security forces in northern Afghanistan today, killing an Afghan and wounding at least eight others.

Germany's Defense Ministry says that a German soldier was among those wounded in the bombing.


The ministry says the bomb exploded near a market in the city of Kunduz where three German army vehicles had stopped.


(AP, dpa)

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