Bomb explosion leaves four Afghan children dead, one injured
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Afghan security personnel are seen at the scene of a roadside bomb explosion at Khair Khana in Kabul, March 29, 2016. (Photo by AFP)
At least four children have lost their lives and another has sustained injuries in a powerful bomb explosion in a rural area in Afghanistan’s southern province of Zabul.
Local administrative chief Wazir Mohammad Jawadi said the blast took place in the Shahjoy district of the province, which is situated 340 kilometers (210 miles) south of the capital, Kabul, as a group of children were playing at the roadside.
Jawadi added that Taliban militants had planted the improvised explosive device in the area in a bid to target Afghan security forces.
Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices are by far the most lethal weapons Taliban militants use against Afghan forces, foreign troopers and civilians.
On Thursday, five Afghan civilians were killed and as many injured in a bomb explosion that destroyed their vehicle in the northwestern province of Badghis.
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.
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