A wounded man receives treatment at a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2013. At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said. (Xinhua/Arghand)

A wounded man receives treatment at a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2013. At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said. (Xinhua/Arghand)Related:Twin blasts kill 9, wounds 55 in Afghanistan's KandaharKANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said."The initial reports said that three police officers and six civilians had died and over 55 wounded in two explosions which took place in Hyno area of the city Friday evening," spokesman Jawid Faisal told Xinhua, adding that the wounded included 47 civilians and eight policemen.  Full story

 A wounded child receives treatment at a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2013. At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said. (Xinhua/Arghand)

 Wounded men receive treatment at a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2013. At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said. (Xinhua/Arghand)