Mine event in Kandahar province, Panjwai district area, Afghanistan on Thu 13th August 2020

Landmine blast kills five from single family in Afghanistan Attack comes after government accuses Taliban of killing 121 civilians and ahead of expected new stage in peace talks A landmine blast in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Thursday killed at least five civilians and injured six others, all members of a single family, officials confirmed. Jamal Nasir, spokesman for the local police command, told Anadolu Agency the incident took place in the province’s Panjwai district. He said women and children are among the dead and wounded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, apparently aimed at the family members of a local police commander. Condemning the attack, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani urged the Taliban to respond positively to calls for peace and to stop planting roadside bombs.