- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Roadside bomb blast kills 9 civilians in northeast Afghanistan

© Flickr / isafmediaAfghanistan
Afghanistan - Sputnik International
Subscribe
Nine civilians, including a child, were killed after a car hit a roadside bomb in northeastern Afghanistan, local authorities said on Sunday.

Nine civilians, including a child, were killed after a car hit a roadside bomb in northeastern Afghanistan, local authorities said on Sunday.

The incident occurred in the province of Baghlan on Sunday when the car was carrying nine people to a wedding ceremony, governor Abdul Majid told reporters.

On Saturday, a roadside bomb blast destroyed a minibus, killing six civilians in the southern province of Helmand.

Violence has surged in Afghanistan in recent months, with the Taliban group, which was toppled in a 2001 U.S.-led campaign, staging regular attacks on provincial government officials, police and civilians and planting roadside bombs to target Afghan, U.S. and NATO troops.

MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti)

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала