Roadside bomb kills 5 civilians in northwestern Afghanistan
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An Afghan security personnel inspects the site of a bomb attack in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2016. ©Xinhua
At least five civilians have lost their lives and as many sustained injuries in a bomb explosion that destroyed their vehicle in Afghanistan’s Northwestern Province of Badghis.
According to Press TV, Deputy Provincial Police Chief, Abdul Ali Zamani, said on Thursday that the victims' van touched off the improvised explosive device along a road in the Qadis district of the province the previous day.
Zamani blamed the Taliban for the attack, although the militant group has not yet claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices are by far the most lethal weapons Taliban militants use against Afghan forces, foreign troopers and civilians.
Afghanistan is gripped by insecurity 15 years after the United States and its allies attacked the country as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror.
The war removed the Taliban from power but insecurity is still rampant in the country despite the presence of thousands of foreign troops.
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