For example, the border town of Spin Boldak, located south of Kandahar, serves as the gateway to and from northern Pakistan.

例如，斯平布尔达克的边界城镇，位于坎大哈南部，是与巴基斯坦北部往来的关口。

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The family's only other survivor is Mr. Wazir's 4-year-old son Habib, who was with him on the trip to Spin Boldak.

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Forces loyal to the governor of Kandahar, Gul Agha Sherzai, were tipped off that a band of neo-Talibs had slipped across the border, perhaps hoping to embarrass the Afghan interior minister, who was visiting Spin Boldak that day.

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