2 children killed in Zabul blast

QALAT (Pajhwok): Two children have been killed in a blast in southern Zabul province, an official said on Thursday.

Gul Islam syeal, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion took place in Aom kai area. The mine was planted on a subway by the Taliban and the target was security forces.

He said two children were killed in the blast when they were on their way to home. The security forces had arrived to the area after the blast and shifted the dead bodies to hospital, he added.

Taliban have said nothing about the roadside explosion.

Sa/nh