DAIKUNDI (SW) – A landmine blast in Daikundi province killed at least eight civilians, an official said on Friday.
Haji Baal Khan, governor of Nawamesh district, has said a passenger mini-bus was on its way from Daikundi to Kandahar when a roadside landmine hit it. He confirmed eight civilians got killed and three more got injured in this incident.
He blamed the Taliban for laying this landmine in the area. The district governor said civilians have been boring the brunt of such war tactics by the insurgents.
The Taliban did not take responsibility for the attack.
Separately, four children of the nomad community were killed and five others got injured in a similar incident of roadside landmine blast.
Abdul Kareem Yourish, spokesman for the provincial police headquarters, said the children were with a flock of sheep when the roadside landmine hit them. The incident took place in the Dawlat Abad district, he said, adding the injured children have been sent for treatment to neighboring Jawzjan province.
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