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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO's top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the insurgents said Sunday.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said the bombings show the insurgents are still able to operate despite the buildup of Afghan and international troops in the south in preparation for a push into Kandahar province.
A separate, Taliban-linked Web site called the attacks a warning to Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The top NATO general has said Kandahar province is the next target for coalition forces who recently drove the insurgents from a key stronghold in neighboring Helmand province.
The main target was the prison, where investigators have found eight suicide vests, three rockets and AK-47 ammunition, police said.
Bashary told reporters the attackers were trying to free prisoners and block security forces from responding, but they failed in their mission.
The assault mirrored a 2008 suicide bombing at the Kandahar prison gates that freed hundreds of prisoners, many of them suspected insurgents. No inmates escaped this time from the lockup, which Canadian troops reinforced with cement block after the 2008 attack.
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First to respond Afghan National Police forces were the first to respond to Saturday's explosions and some Canadian troops later deployed to support them, Canadian military spokeswoman Capt. Cynthia LaRue said.
The most important part here is to remember that ANP did a very good job and responded quickly, LaRue said Sunday of the police, which are traditionally one of Afghanistan's least-trusted institutions.
U.S. and Canadian troops have been working in Kandahar to build up a 2,000-strong local police force, traditionally one of the country's least-trusted institutions.
Training a workable Kandahar police force has become a priority for international forces trying to build trust in the Afghan government, which they hope will eventually be able to take over security. The 2,800 Canadian troops who oversee operations in Kandahar city and the surrounding province are due to leave Afghanistan next year.
Canadians in the thick of the action after suicide bombers attack Kandahar City. A few photos follow in todays Blog.
Canucks are polite with the Locals.
But hard with the insurgents.
Canucks in A Griffon Helicopter on Patrol
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