Five killed in Afghanistan blast

    By IANS,

    Kabul: Five people were killed as a roadside bomb struck a car in Afghanistan’s Laghman province Thursday, an official said.

    A mine planted by militants struck a car in Omarzai area on the outskirts of provincial capital Mehterlam at around 03.00 p.m. Thursday, leaving five civilians dead and injured another, reported Xinhua citing a provincial official.