Kabul: At least 12 civilians were killed in twin roadside bomb blasts in Afghanistan, officials said today, blaming the attacks on the Taliban as the militants intensify their summer offensive.
A roadside bomb ripped through a passenger van on Saturday in Tagab district of Kapisa, an often restive province in the mountains east of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 10 civilians and wounding six others, provincial officials said.
'A civilian van travelling from Kabul to Alasay district of Kapisa hit a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban,' Qais Qaderi, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP.
Abdul Karim Fayeq, the provincial police chief, confirmed the incident and blamed the Taliban for the blast.
The bombs also increasingly kill and wound civilians.
In another incident, at least two civilians were killed and four civilians and two police were wounded when a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kunduz city today, provincial police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Husseini told AFP.
The Taliban, who promised to 'safeguard' civilian lives during their offensive, are known to distance themselves from attacks that result in high civilian casualties.
Almost 1,000 civilians were killed during the first four months of this year, a sharp jump from the same period last year, the UN said.
A roadside bomb ripped through a passenger van on Saturday in Tagab district of Kapisa, an often restive province in the mountains east of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 10 civilians and wounding six others, provincial officials said.
'A civilian van travelling from Kabul to Alasay district of Kapisa hit a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban,' Qais Qaderi, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP.
Abdul Karim Fayeq, the provincial police chief, confirmed the incident and blamed the Taliban for the blast.
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The bombs also increasingly kill and wound civilians.
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In another incident, at least two civilians were killed and four civilians and two police were wounded when a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kunduz city today, provincial police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Husseini told AFP.
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The Taliban, who promised to 'safeguard' civilian lives during their offensive, are known to distance themselves from attacks that result in high civilian casualties.
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Almost 1,000 civilians were killed during the first four months of this year, a sharp jump from the same period last year, the UN said.
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