KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): At least nine passengers were killed and 18 more injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Khakrez district of southern Kandahar province on Monday, an official said.
The incident took place in Darzab area of the district at about 2pm involving a Mazda type vehicle, Kandahar Governor Hayatullah Hayat told Pajhwok Afghan News.
He said nine people had been killed and 18 others wounded in the blast. The dead and wounded were first evacuated to the district clinic before being sent to Kandahar City.
