阿富汗南部部分地区遭受了新一轮的暴力袭击，造成平民和部队的死亡人数上升，而此时距离阿富汗的总统选举只有9天时间。
阿富汗官员星期二说，在坎大哈省发生了几起以平民车辆为目标的路边炸弹爆炸事件。
在坎大哈市医院的一名医生说，有九个人被炸死，其中包括两名妇女。至少有四名平民受伤。
北约官员星期二说，过去三天在阿富汗南部分别有三名美国士兵在几起和叛乱分子的冲突中丧生。
西方军队过去几周在阿富汗的伤亡惨重。 根据美联社所做的统计，这个月至今为止已有近30名国际部队士兵丧生。
A fresh wave of violence has hit parts of southern Afghanistan, raising the number of dead civilians and troops just nine days ahead of the country’s presidential elections.
Afghan officials Tuesday said separate roadside bombs targeted civilian vehicles in Kandahar province.
A doctor at the hospital in Kandahar city says nine people were killed, including two women. At least four other civilians were wounded.
NATO officials said Tuesday three U.S. troops were killed in separate clashes with Taliban insurgents over the previous three days in the southern part of the country.
The last few weeks have been especially deadly for Western troops in Afghanistan. Almost 30 international troops have been killed so far this month, according to a count by the Associated Press.