Alwaght- At least 34 civilians, including children, were killed and over 17 injured after a bus in western Afghanistan was hit by a roadside explosion on Wednesday.
The passenger bus travelling on the Kandahar-Herat highway hit a "Taliban roadside bomb", said Muhibullah Muhib, the spokesman for Farah province.
All were civilians, mostly women and children, he said. Farooq Barakzai, a spokesman for Farah's governor, confirmed the toll but warned it might rise higher.
No immediate confirmation from the Taliban was given that it was behind the blast. Taliban fighters operate in the region and frequently use roadside bombs to target government officials and security forces.
The blast came one day after the United Nations said civilians were being killed and wounded at a "shocking" level in Afghanistan's war, despite a push to end the nearly 18-year-old conflict.
