6 January 2011 - 20:30

At least 17 people have been killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan, further intensifying security risks to the civilian population in the country.

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Thousands of civilians have lost their lives in attacks by US-led NATO forces occupying Afghanistan since 2001 in supposed effort to bring security to the nation.

Afghan civilian casualties stood at record levels in 2010. The number of civilians killed or wounded in the Afghan war climbed by 20 percent during the first 10 months of 2010, compared with the same period last year.

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