Afghan soldiers are seen at the site of a bomb attack in Afghanistan. (File photo)
A powerful bomb explosion targets an Army convoy in the troubled southern Afghanistan, killing at least at least two people and injuring several others, security sources say.
Local police officials said the blast happened near a market in Helmand province’s heavily contested Sangin district on Wednesday.
Helmand government spokesman Omar Zwak said the explosives in a parked motorbike were remotely detonated as an Army patrol passed by.
The officials said an Afghan soldier and a civilian were killed in the deadly attack.
Medical sources said the death toll is expected to rise as some of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the attack had all the hallmarks of Taliban militants
Hundreds of NATO convoys and Afghan army patrols have been attacked in different parts of Afghanistan in recent years.
The Taliban spring offensive is in full swing in Afghanistan. Thatâ„¢s a period when attacks by militants on foreign and Afghan forces hit their peak.
Despite the presence of thousands of US-led forces in the war-torn country, the violence has grown every passing year since the 2001 US-led invasion.
The US-led war in Afghanistan, which has caused record-high civilian and military casualties, has become the longest military conflict in the American history.
JR/KA
This article originally appeared on: Press TV