Convoy attacked in Afghan capital-police: NATO

KABUL: A NATO convoy was attacked near the parliament building in the Afghan capital on Friday, police and the coalition said, but there was no immediate word on casualties.

A police source said the attack had been carried out by a suicide bomber, although a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said it appeared to have been a roadside bomb.

Neither police nor ISAF had any word on possible casualties. AGENCIES

3 NATO containers set on fire in Khuzdar

Staff Report

BALOCHISTAN: Three NATO containers were set on fire, while a driver was killed in a firing incident in Khuzdar, SAMAA learnt Saturday.

According to sources, unidentified men sprinkled petrol and set ablaze three tankers, carrying goods for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan.

The men also shot dead a driver, Nizamuddin, who is said to be a resident of Chaman.

Attacks on NATO supply containers have consistently been carried out in Balochistan for the past ten days. No arrest has been made so far in this regard.

Separately, a complete shutterdown was observed in Khuzdar, Qalat, Surab, Mashke, Awaran and Naal against the killing of a lawyer Ali Sher Kurd.

The Quetta-Karachi National Highway is also blocked. SAMAA

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