Blast at Afghan Dog Fight Kills 3, Wounds 26
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say an explosion outside a dog fight in southern Afghanistan has killed at least three people and wounded 26.
Deputy provincial police chief Kamal Uddin says the explosives-packed motorcycle was parked near a crowd gathered to watch the dog fight on the southern outskirts of Lashar Gah.
Health Department director Dr. Inayat Ullah Ghafari says seven children were among the wounded.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lashkar Gah is the capital of Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold that is the target of a planned joint offensive by U.S. Marines and Afghan forces. No date has been set for the offensive to start.