Taliban Blamed For Kandahar Bombings

There were two explosions in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan late Thursday, killing up to 11 people and injuring 23 others, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.

A suicide car bombers struck the compound of a private security company in the city's business center, known as Aljadid Market, police said.

A second bomber hit a compound housing Western workers, reported the New York Times. Early reports said British citizens were among the dead.

By Friday, a...