At least one Afghan civilian is killed and 27 others wounded when insurgents fired three rockets at a government building in Farah province Saturday.<br/> <br />Young children were wounded in the attack.<br/> <br />A government spokesman describes what happened.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) SPOKESMAN FOR FARAH GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, ABDUL RAHMAN ZHWANDI, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The enemies of our country fired three rockets targeting the governor's building. Fortunately their rocket failed to reach the target. Two rockets hit a wall of the governor's building and one hit the crowds in a bazaar. One woman was killed, 27 were wounded all the victims were civilians."<br/> <br />The attack coincides with the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's surprise visit to Afghanistan.<br/> <br />Washington declared Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally Saturday, a largely symbolic status reinforcing its message to Afghans that they will not be abandoned as the war winds down.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
