Seven civilians, including four children and a woman, have been killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Logar.

Provincial police chief, Brigadier General Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai, said the incident took place at around noon on Friday in Baraki Barak district of the province, which lies nearly 80 kilometers (49 miles) south of the capital, Kabul, when an improvised explosive device went off as the car was passing by.

No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the act of terror. However, such incidents are usually blamed on the Taliban militants.

The development comes a day after a district police chief lost his life as a mine planted by militants struck his vehicle in the southern province of Helmand.

Provincial police chief, Major General Nabi Jan Mullahkhil, said Hekmatullah Hakmal was heading toward a police checkpoint in Gereshk district of the province early on Thursday, when his vehicle ran over a mine, leaving him dead on the spot.

Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices are by far the most lethal weapons the Taliban militants use against Afghan forces, foreign troops, and civilians.

Latest official data show as many as 22 bomb attacks were carried out in Afghanistan in March. Meanwhile, some 116 people lost their lives and nearly 170 others sustained injuries in a spate of terrorist attacks during the same period.

The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror.

Although the US-led invasion removed Taliban from power, insecurity remains rampant in the country.

The US-led combat mission in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014. However, at least 13,000 foreign forces, mainly from the United States, will remain in Afghanistan in what is said to be a support mission.

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