Insurgents kill eight Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan province over past four days

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

05.25.2012

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ISAF Joint Command

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - In the past four days, insurgents have killed eight Afghan civilians in the eastern province of Afghanistan.

The most recent incident was yesterday when a civilian bus traveling through Ghazni going to Kabul was struck by an improvised explosive device that was planted on a public road, said Musa Khan Akbarzada, Ghazni Provincial Governor.

"This was another sad incident caused by the inhuman and un-Islamic acts of the enemies of the people of Afghanistan. This act resulted in five of our Afghan citizens, including three men and two women, being killed and 16 others, including children, being severely wounded," Akbarzada said.

"Planting bombs along public roads is a cowardly act by the enemies of the people of Afghanistan that can only result in the killing and wounding of innocent Afghan citizens. It is a direct attack on innocent Afghan citizens, and I condemn it with the strongest terms," he added.

• Date Taken: 05.25.2012
• Date Posted: 05.25.2012 08:09
• Story ID: 88996
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF