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| Al Jazeera's cameraman was injured in the attack |
Since the death of its military leader, Mullah Dadullah, the Taliban has stepped up its attacks, and they appear to be spreading outside the traditional southern fighting ground.
In a sign of this new intensity, two roadside bombs exploded in Kandahar last Thursday injuring an Al Jazeera cameraman.
Laurence Lee reports from the Afghan capital.