Afghan officials: Roadside mines kill 3 children, 2 soldiers
KABUL -- Afghan officials say that roadside mines have killed three children and two soldiers in two separate incidents in the country's western province of Herat.
Hekmatullah Hekmat, a district governor in Herat, says both incidents took place on Tuesday.
The children were riding a motorcycle that struck the mine and blew up.
The acting governor in Herat, Juma Adil, says the two soldiers died trying to defuse the other mine. A third soldier was wounded in that explosion.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks.
