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Over a dozen militants killed in Afghanistan clash

KABUL, Afghanistan - A bus carrying a wedding party struck a mine in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, killing the bride and groom and eight others, a police official said.

Provincial police chief Matiullah Kahn said children were killed in the bombing, which he blamed on Taliban militants. Eight other people were wounded, he said.

Khan said the bride and groom were among the dead, but an AP Television News cameraman later interviewed the relatives who was said the groom was among the wounded. It was not immediately possible to reconcile the differing accounts.

A Taliban-led insurgency has engulfed much of southern and eastern Afghanistan, with more than 2,700 people

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