Afghan blast kills eight
2 Nov 2012 5:27 AM IST
Eight civilians including seven women were killed in an insurgent roadside bombing in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Wednesday, the interior ministry said.
Two others, a woman and a man, were wounded in the attack in Musa Qala district, the ministry said in a statement, blaming the Taliban.
‘Eight of our civilian compatriots, seven women and a man, were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban terrorists,’ the statement said.
Roadside bombs, also known as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), are the deadliest insurgent weapon in Afghanistan both for the military fighting the Taliban and civilians.
The crude devices, often built on old ammunition, are planted by the side of roads to target NATO and Afghan troops battling the Taliban insurgency aimed at bringing down Kabul's Western-backed government.
Two others, a woman and a man, were wounded in the attack in Musa Qala district, the ministry said in a statement, blaming the Taliban.
‘Eight of our civilian compatriots, seven women and a man, were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban terrorists,’ the statement said.
Roadside bombs, also known as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), are the deadliest insurgent weapon in Afghanistan both for the military fighting the Taliban and civilians.
The crude devices, often built on old ammunition, are planted by the side of roads to target NATO and Afghan troops battling the Taliban insurgency aimed at bringing down Kabul's Western-backed government.
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