Five Afghan civilians were killed and nine others wounded after two improvised bombs tore apart two vehicles in eastern Wardak province on Tuesday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed.
“The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions occurred in span of short time in Kota-e-Ashro locality of Jalrez district in the morning. The blasts took place after the vehicles touched off pressure-plate IEDs planted by Taliban militants recently along the main road,” spokesman Muhibullah Sharifzai told Xinhua via phone.
The wounded were shifted to a hospital in provincial capital Maidan Shar, 35 km west of national capital Kabul, the official added.
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Source: XINHUANET