10 members of a family killed, wounded in an explosion in South of Afghanistan

A roadside bomb explosion killed or wounded at least ten members of a single family in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

The Helmand Police Headquarters in a statement said a roadside bomb exploded in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand, killing at least 8 civilians and wounding 2 others.

The statement further added that the bomb ripped through a vehicle which was carrying members of a single family.

Several women and children were among those killed or wounded in the explosion, the Helmand Police Headquarters added in it statement.