People carry a wounded student school boy to hospital in Pakita province, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2013. <\/p>\n
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A roadside bomb blast has claimed the lives of a father and his three children in Afghanistan\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s western province of Farah.\n<\/p>\n
Abdul Rahman Zhwandy, a provincial government spokesman, said that the incident occurred in Lash Wa Juwayn District on Tuesday when a car hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).\n<\/p>\n
The mother of the family, who sustained serious injuries, has been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the official said.\n<\/p>\n
Zhwandy blamed Taliban militants for the attack.\n<\/p>\n
On Monday, a family of seven died in similar incident in eastern Laghman Province.\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, over a dozen people, including school children, were killed in another bomb explosion in eastern province of Paktia.\n<\/p>\n
According to a UN report released in February, more than 2,750 people were killed and over 4,800 injured in conflict-related violence in Afghanistan in 2012.\n<\/p>\n
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues across the country.\n<\/p>\n
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