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Four children killed in bomb explosion

02 November, 2011

MAIDAN SHAR: Four children were killed when a roadside bomb went off in Afghanistan's Wardak province with Maidan Shar as its capital 35 km west of capital city of Kabul on Monday, a spokesman for provincial administration said on Tuesday.

"Four innocent children, all member of the same family, were killed when a roadside bomb went off in Khawajagan village in surrounding area of provincial capital Maidan Shar late on Monday," Shahidullah Shahid told Xinhua on Tuesday morning.

According to Shahid the victim, three brothers and a sister aged from seven to 16-year, were busy in grazing their animals when the blast occurred in the province where Taliban insurgents often attack security forces. He blamed enemies of Afghanistan, a term often used by Afghan official for referring to Taliban insurgents, for placing the bomb.

Taliban militants have been largely relying on roadside bombing and suicide attacks in fighting Afghan security force and NATO-led troops based in Afghanistan, often causing civilian casualties. The militant group has yet to make comments. The Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since the militant group announced to launch spring offensive from May 1 against Afghan and NATO-led troops stationed in Afghanistan.

A total of 1,462 Afghan civilians were killed in the first half of 2011, a 15 percent rise over the same period of 2010, according to the United Nations mid-year report released in Kabul in July this year.

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