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Taliban insurgents are attacking several locations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar and have wounded at least 11 people.
Provincial spokesman Zalmay Ayoubi said by phone from inside the governor's building that the compound was under attack. There also were reports of gunfire and explosions in other parts of the city.
The violence began shortly after midday Saturday with reports of militants using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attacks, a week after the group announced the start of its annual spring offensive.
The attacks in Kandahar city also come a day after the Taliban issued a statement saying that Osama bin Laden's killing in Pakistan by U.S. forces would give a boost to the insurgency. However, a militant spokesman said Saturday's assault was not a revenge attack.
Kandahar province is a major stronghold of the insurgency in Afghanistan and the birthplace of the Taliban.
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