Roadside bomb kills couple in Afghanistan

FIROZ KOAH, Afghanistan, Sept 30 (Xinhua): A woman and her husband were killed as a roadside bomb struck their motorbike in Dawlat Yar district of Afghan western Ghor province Wednesday, district governor Mohammad Musa Kalim said.

"A mine planted by militants on a road in Dawlat Yar district struck a motorbike, killing wife and husband aboard," Kalim told Xinhua.

The couple was going to attend a funeral when the blast happened, the official said, adding that the enemies of peace, a reference to the Taliban militants were behind the deadly bombing.

A similar roadside bombing claimed the life of another man in the same area on Tuesday evening, the official further said.

The Taliban outfit, which is active in parts of Ghor province with Firoz Koah as its capital 360 km west of Kabul has yet to claim responsibility.