ISN SECURITY WATCH (18/04/05) - US military officials on Monday said the explosion of a convoy of five oil tankers carrying fuel for US forces in Afghanistan was an accident, contradicting previous reports that the convoy was attacked by Taliban fighters.
On Sunday, news agencies reported that suspected Taliban members attack the oil tankers with a volley of rockets near the airport on the main highway connecting Kandahar with Chaman in southern Afghanistan.
Reports said the blast destroyed one of the trucks parked outside Kandahar airbase and caused four others to catch fire.
Three Pakistani truck drivers were injured in the incident.
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