NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Two Afghan civilians were killed and several other Afghan civilians along with four Afghan national policemen and nine International Security Assistance Force service members were wounded in an explosion in the Rodat District of Nangarhar province this morning.
ISAF service members evacuated the wounded to a nearby medical facility and are investigating the circumstances of the blast and its aftermath.
The blast is believed to have been caused by the detonation of unexploded ordnance.
Protecting Afghan civilians and providing for their security is ISAF's top priority. ISAF values Afghan lives, and unlike insurgents, do all they can to avoid civilian casualties.