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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber targeting a NATO convoy killed eight Afghan civilians and wounded about two dozen others Thursday, authorities said.
Three Canadian soldiers were slightly wounded in the blast, according to military officials. The attack, in a crowded district of Kandahar city, also killed three children, the Interior Ministry said.
Also Thursday, the U.S. military command in Afghanistan changed hands. The 82nd Airborne Division has been replaced by the 101st Airborne, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.
The arrival of about 3,500 Marines in southern Afghanistan over a period of recent weeks brings the total U.S. troop presence in the country to approximately 32,000, the largest number since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
