'Truck bomb near Afghan capital, civilians killed'

An overturned truck rigged with explosives blew up on a crowded road south of the Afghan capital, killing civilians including school children, officials said.

An overturned truck rigged with explosives blew up on a crowded road south of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing civilians including school children, officials said.

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The truck, loaded with firewood and apparently overturned deliberately overnight about 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of the capital, blew up as authorities were trying to remove it, a district governor said.

“We estimate between 10 to 15 people, mostly civilians, have been killed,” Abdul Hameed Hamid said, adding the toll could not yet be established.