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The police were en route from Lashkar Ghah, capital of Helmand province to neighbouring Girishk district when the blast took place, Daud Ahmadi, spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. . "Three policemen were martyred and another two were wounded," Ahmadi said. He blamed the attack on "enemies of Afghanistan", a term often used to refer to Taliban militants who are waging an insurgency in·sur·gen·cy n. pl. in·sur·gen·cies 1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious. 2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence. insurgency, insurgence 1. now at record levels since they were ousted from government by the 2001 US-led invasion. Seven civilians, including women and children, were killed when their vehicle hit a bomb in the neighbouring province of Kandahar on Wednesday. Southern Afghanistan has been hit hard by the Taliban insurgency The Taliban insurgency started shortly after the group's fall from power following the 2001 war in Afghanistan. The Taliban continue to attack Afghan, ISAF and U.S. army troops and many terrorist incidents attributable to them have been registered. , which has paralysed a Western-backed reconstruction drive, cost the lives of thousands of people, and bogged NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. and US troops down in a nearly eight-year conflict. 
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