Six civilians were killed as a roadside bomb planted by militants struck a car in the southern Kandahar province on Friday evening, a local official said Saturday.

"Six civilians including four women were killed as their car ran over a mine on a road in Shah Walikot district yesterday evening," spokesman for provincial government Samim Khapalwak told Xinhua.

He also blamed the enemies of peace, a term used against Taliban militants by officials, for organizing the roadside attack.

Taliban militants are yet to claim responsibility.

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