KABUL, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Roadside bombs on Saturday killed seven people and wounded eight others across Afghansitan, officials said.
A roadside bomb planted by armed insurgents, struck a car in the northern Sari Pul province on Saturday, killing a father and his son, provincial police spokesman, Noor Aqa Faizi, said.
According to the official, the explosive device, planted on a road, struck a car outside Sari Pul city, the centre of the restive Sari Pul province at 06:00 a.m. local time, killing a father and his 12 years old son on the spot.
Three hours later at 09:00 a.m. local time, two more roadside bombs targeted two cars in Shahjoy district of the southern Zabul province, killing five persons and wounding four others, provincial government spokesman, Gul Islam Sayal, confirmed.
Similarly, two more blasts injured four persons, including one civilian in the eastern Paktia province, police spokesman in the province, Hayatullah Nizami, said.
Officials blamed the enemies of peace, a reference to Taliban militants, for organising the roadside bombings. However, the armed outfit, which is largely relying on roadside and suicide bombings, have yet to claim responsibility.
Civilians often bear the brunt of war in Afghanistan, as more than 1,200 civilians had been killed and over 1,700 others injured, in the first six months of the year, according to Naeem Nazari, deputy head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.
According to the watchdog, Taliban militants are responsible for 48.5 percent of civilian casualties, the government forces for 15.5 percent and other forces, including foreign troops and irresponsible armed groups, as well as, militant groups other than Taliban, are responsible for the remaining 36 percent civilian casualties in War-torn Afghanistan.– NNN-AGENCIES