Taliban attacks kill 4 in Afghanistan

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Source: AFP via Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) – A Taliban cell behind a wave of attacks which killed four people in one of Afghanistan's biggest cities looked close to destruction Sunday after holding out for over 24 hours.

Two attackers who were holed up in a building near Kandahar's intelligence headquarters have been killed, leaving just one more inside, provincial spokesman Zalmay Ayoubi said.

The breakthrough came after heavily-armed militants breached security in a sweeping assault which wounded nearly 50 people across the city, the birthplace and strategic heart of the Taliban.

The attacks are the most significant since the Taliban announced the start of their annual spring offensive last week and vowed to step up their fight after US commandos killed Osama bin Laden in neighbouring Pakistan.

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