GHAZNI: A roadside bomb killed seven members of an Afghan family including three children in the restive south, officials said on Tuesday, the latest civilian casualties ahead of the Taliban’s traditional spring fighting season.

The explosion occurred on Monday as the family was heading home in a minivan after a shopping trip in Ghazni province, a provincial spokesman said.

“The minivan hit a landmine planted by the Taliban, killing seven members of a family, including three children, three women and one man,” Shafiqullah Nang said.

Qasem Disiwal, district chief of Andar, where the expl­osion occurred, confir­med the incident saying the area was heavily mined by the Taliban after they retreated following an Afghan army operation.

Taliban have planted thousands of mines in Andar.

Published in Dawn, April 1st, 2015

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