Afghanistan: 5 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in Helmand bomb attack

Five Afghan soldiers and four civilians were killed in a car bomb attack in the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman said on Thursday.

"Five soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in a car bomb attack last night, four civilians were also killed and a child was wounded in the attack," Omar Zwak told reporters.

Zwak specified that the civilian fatalities included two women and two men.

-ANI

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