| 25 August 2009 Kandahar bombing | |
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Kandahar province within Afghanistan |
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| Location | Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Date | August 25, 2009 |
| Attack type | suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 43 |
| Injured | At least 65 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Taliban |
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The 25 August 2009 Kandahar bombing killed 43 people and injured at least 65 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban were thought to be responsible.[1]
A wedding hall and a dozen houses were destroyed in the explosion.[2] The target was apparently the headquarters of a Japanese construction company.[3]