Taliban stronghold Kandahar under heavy attack

The Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was under heavy attack early today, with regular loud explosions being…

The Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was under heavy attack early today, with regular loud explosions being heard, CNN reported.

Mr Youssef Al-Shouli, a correspondent with Qatar's al-Jazeera satellite television, said in a live broadcast from Kandahar that the city was tense.

"Actually, right now, while speaking with you, I have heard a bomb in the city and before five minutes there was a bomb, and before 10 minutes there was a bomb," he said.

He added that after he arrived in Kandahar yesterday, rockets or bombs could be seen exploding in the south of the city near the airport.

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