Bomb kills 9 Afghan children, 2 US troops

By Kay Johnson

Published June 3, 2013 4:00am ET

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Bomb kills 9 Afghan children, 2 US troops — Afghan men provide shade to the bodies of 7 civilians killed, after their vehicle was hit by a road side bomb, during funeral preparations in the Alingar district of Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 03, 2013. A statement from the provincial government said a group of four women and two children had gone with a male driver into the hills to collect firewood. On their way back, their vehicle hit the mine and all inside were killed. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) | Rahmat Gul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeting U.S. troops outside an Afghan government office killed nine children walking home from school and two of the Americans on Monday, the latest sign that this year’s fighting season could be one of the deadliest of the 12-year-old war.

An increase in casualties among Afghan civilians and security forces reinforces fears that foreign combat forces will be leaving behind a country in the throes of relentless violence when they withdraw next year.

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