Sunday, 27 February 2011 17:18
At least one child was killed and another was wounded in a mine blast in western Herat province on Sunday, local officials said.
The incident happened in the 6th district in Herat province at 02:30 pm local time when a mine struck a police car, Noor Khan Nikzad, a spokesman for police chief of Herat told TOLOnews.
One child was killed and his father was wounded in the incident, he added.
Mr Nikzad said a police car has been damaged, but police has suffered no casualties in the incident.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the incident.
Insurgents use Improvised Explosive Devices to target Afghan and foreign forces in the country.
Most of the victims are civilians.
Violence has increased recently in Afghanistan and militants have mainly targeted civilian spots in the country.
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