(MENAFN- QNA) Three militants have been killed while planting landmine on public way in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
Officials say the three rebels were busy planting a roadside bomb that exploded on them in Dabibank area of Maiwand District last night.
The incident comes a day after a roadside bomb blast claimed six lives in Kandahar's Shah Wali Kot District.
A civilian vehicle ran over a planted landmine in Taghrook area leaving six members of a single family killed on Friday.
According to a UN report published earlier the civilian casualties have increased by 16 percent in Afghan war.
The report was made from the casualties recorded in the first four months of this year which showed an increase by 16 percent from that of the first four months of 2014.
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