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Bombings resume in Kandahar

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Heavy bombing returned to Kandahar early Monday, signaling the end of what had been a relatively quiet 24 hours in this southern Afghan city, CNN's Kamal Hyder reported.

The first explosions sounded at 5:20 a.m. local time -- some so loud they may have been in the city limits. Other explosions boomed west of Kandahar, where military installations were likely targets.

Several planes flew low over the city, making several passes, as the air attacks renewed after a calm Sunday.

Earlier Sunday, Kandahar residents ventured into the streets, going about their routines -- shopping, heading to work.

The situation was different in Kabul, where airplanes dropped 35 bombs in the capital city during an 11-hour period that ended early Sunday, according to sources.

The Taliban said nine people were killed in the strikes, but their claim could not be confirmed independently.

As coalition airstrikes struck Taliban front-line positions north of Kabul early Sunday, there were reports that civilians were killed and injured by a stray U.S. bomb north of the front line in territory controlled by the Northern Alliance.

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