By Xinhua
Kabul : Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and three more injured when their patrol vehicle was struck by a roadside mine in southern Afghanistan’s Musa Qala district Wednesday morning, the district chief said.
Musa Qala, a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan’s troubled Helmand province, was regained by Afghan government forces last December during a major offensive launched with assistance from foreign troops.
Haji Abdul Salam, also known as Mullah Salam, the new district chief of Musa Qala, confirmed the bombing and said Afghan security forces started a search operation in the area following the incident. But they have so far not made any arrest, he added.
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
The Taliban militants, who once controlled the town for months, usually launch such guerrilla-style attacks against Afghan and foreign forces.