Separate blasts kill 11 Afghan civilians on first day of truce

Kandahar, Kunduz and Ghazni provinces were rocked by four separate bombings, killing at least 11 civilians.

At least 11 civilians were killed and 13 others wounded in four separate bombings in Afghanistan on Thursday, hours after a three-day ceasefire began across the country to mark the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, local officials said. Although there were no reports of direct fighting between the Taliban and government forces as they observe the temporary ceasefire, roadside bombs continued to inflict casualties on civilians. A roadside bomb struck a car in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, killing five civilians, including a woman and children, said Jamal Naser Barekzai a spokesman for the provincial police.