KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - One Afghan child was killed and two children seriously wounded on Saturday when the Taleban exploded a vehicle by the side of a road as a NATO military convoy passed, officials said. Another Afghan civilian was also seriously wounded while a coalition soldier suffered minor injuries in the attack which took place in the southern province of Kandahar.Residents earlier said the rebels fired rockets on the convoy while police had said a suicide bomber had rammed an explosives-laden car into the convoy.
“This is another example of the Taleban extremists’ callous disregard for human life,” Major-General Ton van Loon said in a NATO statement. “They target ISAF and government of Afghanistan forces, however, in doing so, they indiscriminately kill and maim innocent Afghans, including children,” he said, referring to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.