Roadside bombing kill 3 civilians in Afghanistan's former Taliban bastion

Three civilians were killed and four others got wounded as a roadside bomb struck their car in Taliban former bastion Marja district of Afghanistan' s southern Helmand province on Wednesday, spokesman for provincial administration Daud Ahmadi said.

"Three innocent Afghan civilians were killed and four others sustained injuries as their car ran over a mine planted by militants in Marja district this morning," Ahmadi told Xinhua.

He blamed the enemies of Afghanistan, a term used against Taliban militants, for organizing the attack, saying the militants, by carrying such activities, want to sabotage security in the province.

Taliban militants, whose regime was toppled in a U.S.-led invasion in late 2001, have yet to make comments.

Meanwhile, a joint Afghan-NATO offensive against Taliban outfit in Marja district and surrounding areas has been continuing since Feb. 13 to ensure government control in the restive region.

Source: Xinhua