Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan

Ten people were killed by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan late on Monday, a local politician said on Tuesday.

The blast struck a police vehicle in Badghis province, killing two officers, and also killed eight civilians from the same family in another vehicle which was following it, said Badghis provincial council chairman Faizullah Azimi. 

"A mine planted by the Taliban hit a police vehicle in Qadis district yesterday evening leaving two policemen and eight civilians dead," Azimi said. "All the civilians were members of the same family." He added: "Two policemen and one child were also injured."  

It was not the first attack during Eid in Afghanistan on Sunday, a Taliban suicide bomber killed seven people returning from prayers at a mosque in the city of Baghlan, northern Afghanistan.  

The latest attack came days after Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar urged his fighters to avoid civilian casualties in the decade-long Afghan war.   On Friday, the Taliban published a statement on their website attributed to Mullah Omar, calling on fighters "to take every step to protect the lives and wealth of ordinary people".