Roadside bombing targeting NATO convoy on Wednesday morning in southern Afghan province of Kandahar inflicted injuries on NATO soldiers, ISAF press office said.
"It occurred in Kandahar-Herat highway in Jalai district where the convoy of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was on patrol and hit IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device)," an ISAF spokesman told Xinhua.
"A small number of ISAF soldiers were injured," the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, a witness refused to be named told Xinhua at the scene that at least two or three Canadian soldiers were injured in the explosion.
"ISAF have cordoned off and guarded the highway," he said.
Taliban militants fighting against government and foreign troops in Afghanistan have yet to make any comment.
Taliban insurgents who staged a violent comeback three years ago have intensified their activities across Afghanistan even in the capital Kabul over the past several months to mount pressure on the government.
Conflicts and spiraling insurgency have claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people including militants, troops and civilians so far this year in Afghanistan.
Source:Xinhua
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