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At least 15 people have been killed after a roadside bomb exploded near a bus in Mazar-e- Sharif in northern Afghanistan.
Police say the bus was carrying passengers who were enroute to a wedding.
The victims-- some of them children-- lay in hospital beds awaiting treatment.
One of the doctors said some patients will need long term care.
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) DAWOOD RUSTAIE, SURGICAL DOCTOR AT MAZAR-E-SHARIF REGIONAL HOSPITAL, SAYING: "Most of the blast victims are in critical condition, some of them slightly wounded but some others have badly injures and need to a prolong treatment."
Police say insurgent groups who use IEDs or improvised explosive devices, to target Afghan and coalition troops usually end up hitting civilians instead.
