Roadside bomb kills 19 in Afghanistan

KABUL: A roadside mine killed 19 civilians and injured another five when it exploded in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Wednesday, the provincial government said.
The victims were travelling in a van when the homemade bomb exploded, it said.
“This explosion took place while a van was coming from Lashkar Gah to Sangin district when a terrorist’s road improvised mine exploded on them,” the provincial governor’s office said in a statement.
Women and children were among those killed and injured, it said.
On Tuesday, almost 60 people, including one U.S. citizen, were killed in sectarian attacks in three cities across Afghanistan.