Bombs kill 14 civilians in AfghanistanTwo bomb blasts have killed up to 14 Afghan civilians, including 11 members of one family, authorities said Thursday, as extremist attacks increased ahead of elections next week. The blasts occurred Wednesday in the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar -- Taliban strongholds where thousands of Western troops have been battling to subdue sub·due tr.v. sub·dued, sub·du·ing, sub·dues 1. To conquer and subjugate; vanquish. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. To quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable. 3. multiple areas ahead of the polls on August 20. In the deadliest blast, a roadside bomb struck a minivan in Helmand, said provincial government spokesman Daud Ahmadi. "As a result, 11 civilians on board -- all members of one family -- were killed. Only one little girl around six years old survived," he 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. . "At this stage we do not have exact breakdown of how many women, children and men were killed but all we know is that all 11 were members of a family and were related." The interior ministry confirmed the blast but put the death toll at nine. Another roadside bomb killed three children as they were playing in Kandahar on Wednesday, police said. "All the three children are boys between six and 11 years of age," said provincial police chief Mohammad Shah Khan khan Historically, the ruler or monarch of a Mongol tribe. Early on a distinction was made between the title of khan and that of khakan, or “great khan.” Later the term khan was adopted by the Seljuq and Khwarezm-Shah dynasties as a title for the highest . Civilians bear the brunt brunt n. 1. The main impact or force, as of an attack. 2. The main burden: bore the brunt of the household chores. of Afghanistan's Taliban-led 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. , which has reached record proportions in the eight years since the 2001 US-led invasion overthrew their regime and installed a Western-backed administration. The United Nations has said more than 1,000 civilians were killed during the conflict in the first six months of 2009, up almost a quarter over the same period last year. Nearly 60 percent of civilian deaths were caused by insurgent INSURGENT. One who is concerned in an insurrection. He differs from a rebel in this, that rebel is always understood in a bad sense, or one who unjustly opposes the constituted authorities; insurgent may be one who justly opposes the tyranny of constituted authorities. attacks, most often bombings, and 30 percent by pro-government military forces, the UN said. Afghanistan's second presidential poll and concurrent provincial council Provincial councils are organisational bodies within the Gaelic Athletic Association, each made up of several GAA counties. The provincial council is responsible for the organisation of club and inter-county competitions such as the Provincial championships, and the promotion of elections are being held on August 20. Thousands of troops are operating in several districts in a bid to make it safe for people to vote, but authorities are worried that Afghans will nonetheless not dare to go to polls, undermining the credibility of the ballot. 
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