Afghan Twin Suicide Bomb Attack Targets Tribal Elders, Kills 5

Afghan Twin Suicide Bomb Attack Targets Tribal Elders, Kills 5

<h1>Afghan Twin Suicide Bomb Attack Targets Tribal Elders, Kills 5</h1><img src="http://www.voanews.com/App_Themes/VOA_en-US/img/colorLogo.gif"/>Officials in southern Afghanistan say a twin suicide attack has killed five people and wounded at least 15 others.<br /> <br /> Authorities say the two bombers attacked a meeting of tribal elders at a government compound Sunday in the town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province.<br /> <br /> The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.&nbsp; There were no reports of foreign troops at the site.<br /> <br /> Since the U.S.-led toppling of the Taliban government in 2001, Kandahar has remained one of the country&#39;s most violent areas.&nbsp; The province is the spiritual home of the Taliban and shares a porous border with Pakistan.<br /> <br /> Insurgent fighters are able to cross the border there from Pakistan, and it is a smuggling route for weapons and narcotics.<br /> <br /> <em><span style="font-size: small;"><small>Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.</small></span></em> <p> &nbsp;</p><link rel="canonical" href="http://www.voanews.com/content/afghan_twin_suicide_bomb_attack_targets_tribal_elders/1578538.html"/><meta name="syndication-source" content="http://www.voanews.com/content/afghan_twin_suicide_bomb_attack_targets_tribal_elders/1578538.html"/><img src="http://livetracker.voanews.eu/counter.lt?PageType=256&RecordId=1578538&SiteId=415&r=329939798&it=0&pd=20130106114814&url=ArticleID1578538" alt="" style="border:none;" height="1" width="1">

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