6 civilians killed in Afghan blast

KABUL: A roadside bomb ripped through a civilian vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing six Afghans and wounding four others, the NATO-led force said.

The military alliance said the blast occurred in Tirin Kot, the capital of the southern Uruzgan province. It said a child was among those killed.

Juman Gul Himat, the police chief in Uruzgan, blamed Taliban militants for the attack.

Militants regularly attack Afghan and foreign troops with roadside bombs and suicide strikes, but hundreds of Afghan civilians have been killed.

Meanwhile, in southwestern Nimroz province Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint Sunday, sparking a clash in which nine militants were killed and three police were wounded, said provincial Gov. Ghulam Dastagir Azad.

More than 4,500 people, mostly militants, have died in insurgency-related attacks this year. KABUL: A roadside bomb ripped through a civilian vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing six Afghans and wounding four others, the NATO-led force said.

The military alliance said the blast occurred in Tirin Kot, the capital of the southern Uruzgan province. It said a child was among those killed.

Juman Gul Himat, the police chief in Uruzgan, blamed Taliban militants for the attack.

Militants regularly attack Afghan and foreign troops with roadside bombs and suicide strikes, but hundreds of Afghan civilians have been killed.

Meanwhile, in southwestern Nimroz province Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint Sunday, sparking a clash in which nine militants were killed and three police were wounded, said provincial Gov. Ghulam Dastagir Azad.

More than 4,500 people, mostly militants, have died in insurgency-related attacks this year.