Blast kills 8 militants in Afghanistan
Taliban militants in Afghanistan (file photo)
Eight Taliban militants have been killed after a bomb in their possession went off in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, Press TV reported.
The powerful explosion took place in Maiwand district of the militancy-hit province on Thursday afternoon as the militants were making a bomb. Another four people were also wounded in the blast.
The developments come as fighting between militants and foreign forces has recently intensified in southern and eastern provinces of Afghanistan.
Insecurity is on the rise across Afghanistan despite the presence of nearly 150,000 US-led forces there.
The Taliban have focused their roughly ten-year battle against the US-led forces in Afghanistan on the country's southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar.
Roadside bombs or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are by far the most lethal weapon used by Taliban militants against foreign and Afghan troops as well as innocent civilians.
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