Afghan blast injures US-led forces, kills civilians

Kabul, March 01: At least three Afghan civilians have been killed and severl other US-led forces injured in a bombing outside the southern city of Kandahar, according to a provincial official.

The attack occurred Monday morning as a NATO convoy crossed a bridge between Kandahar airport and the city.

Earlier on Sunday, a bomb blast killed at least 11 Afghan civilians in the southern province of Helmand.

Thousands of Afghan civilians have lost their lives since the 2001 US-led invasion and subsequent occupation of Afghanistan.

——-Agencies