A suicide bomber detonated explosives next to Afghan soldiers in an eastern market Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding three, The Associated Press quoted an official as saying. The bomber, who struck at a market in Paktika province's capital, Sharan, also wounded two civilians, said Akram Akhpelwak, Paktika's governor. Meanwhile, authorities detained two suspected bombers in southern Afghan border town of Spin Boldak on Wednesday. Police stopped their car and discovered suicide vests filled with explosives ready to be used in an attack, said Asadullah Khalid, governor of Kandahar province.
