HERAT CITY (PAN): One civilian was killed and four others wounded when the vehicle they were traveling in struck a roadside bomb in Shendand district of the western Herat province on Tuesday, officials said.
The incident took place in the afternoon in the Zerko area of Shendand district, the provincial police spokesman said.
Lt. Col. Abdul Rauf Ahmad told Pajhwok Afghan News the bomb hit a passenger vehicle.
Abdul Hamid Noor, the district chief, while confirming the incident said the injured were instantly transferred to a nearest hospital of the district, with one of the wounded is said to be in critical condition.
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