By Xinhua,
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan : A roadside bombing targeting a vehicle of district chief of Musa Qala district in southern Afghan province of Helmand killed at least six guards aboard Wednesday, said an official.
Abdul Salam, the district chief, told Xinhua it occurred at around 12:00 p.m. local time (0830GMT) when the vehicle of his guards running in the riot Musa Qala district hit remote-controlled mines planted by Taliban militants, leaving six dead onthe spot.
Meanwhile, Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, the purported Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that son of Abdul Salam was killed in the blast.
Conflicts and Taliban-linked insurgency had left over 5,000 people dead in 2008 while the violence is predicted to go up in 2009 in the post-Taliban central Asian state.