Afghan authorities say the girls were collecting firewood when a landmine exploded in Nangarhar. Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a blast in Kabul at a compound owned by a U.S. military contractor.
ພາບສົ່ງສະການ ເດັກຍິງ 10 ຄົນ ທີ່ເສຍຊີວິດ ໃນອັຟການິສຖານ
![Villagers pray over the graves of girls who were killed by an explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7bbb234b-dd1d-49be-8b47-57e51872edea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Villagers pray over the graves of girls who were killed by an explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.
![Villagers stand around the bodies of girls who were killed by an explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e37cd926-2cbd-472b-8879-ff7281d5acfa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Villagers stand around the bodies of girls who were killed by an explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.
![A security officer stands at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e7c7e99a-8e77-4cf7-a327-90127006dcf9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A security officer stands at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.
![Security personnel inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/915a9532-72b0-4889-878b-8c571e50ad86_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Security personnel inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 17, 2012.