KABUL: A roadside bomb planted by the Taliban tore through a van in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing seven civilians and wounding three others, a provincial official said.
The civilians were travelling to the town of Shindand in Herat province when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device often used in Taliban attacks on troops, said Mohidin Noori, a provincial government spokesman.
"It was the work of enemies of Afghanistan, the terrorists," Noori told AFP, referring to the Taliban insurgents. He said women and children were among the casualties but had no details.
Police in Herat confirmed the incident, the second of its type in two days in the country.
In the capital Kabul on Wednesday, a bomb planted in a rubbish bin near parliament caused panic among citizens but there were no casualties, a police spokesman said.
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.