KABUL: Eleven Afghan civilians were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb destroyed their mini-van in the Nahri Sarraj district of volatile Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.
Afghan commander Sayed Malook said the vehicle was travelling to the provincial capital Lashkar Gah when it was hit.
Today at around 09:00 am, an IED (improvised explosive device) went off on a passenger mini-van in Nahri Sarraj district while en route to Lashkar Gah city, said Malook, from 205 Maiwand Army corps in Helmand province.
There were 11 civilians in the car and all of them were killed. I dont have any details whether children or women are included in the casualties.
Violence against civilians is at a record-high in the war, with more than 1,400 Afghan civilians killed in the conflict this year, up 15 per cent on the first half of 2010, according to a recently released United Nations report.
According to the UN, insurgents are responsible for 80 per cent of civilian casualties with 14 per cent due to Nato and Afghan forces.
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Afghan commander Sayed Malook said the vehicle was travelling to the provincial capital Lashkar Gah when it was hit.
Today at around 09:00 am, an IED (improvised explosive device) went off on a passenger mini-van in Nahri Sarraj district while en route to Lashkar Gah city, said Malook, from 205 Maiwand Army corps in Helmand province.
There were 11 civilians in the car and all of them were killed. I dont have any details whether children or women are included in the casualties.
Violence against civilians is at a record-high in the war, with more than 1,400 Afghan civilians killed in the conflict this year, up 15 per cent on the first half of 2010, according to a recently released United Nations report.
According to the UN, insurgents are responsible for 80 per cent of civilian casualties with 14 per cent due to Nato and Afghan forces.
Eleven Afghan civilians killed in roadside blast | World | DAWN.COM
