Seven Afghan civilians died and four were wounded in a landmine explosion Friday in southern Kandahar province, police said. According to dpa, among the dead were three women, two children and three men, said General Abdul Raziq, the police chief of Kandahar. Meanwhile, the NATO-led international force said five of its troops died in two separate attacks on Friday. Three ISAF soldiers died "as a result of a non-battle related injuries" in western Afghanistan, the coalition said, without providing details. In the east, two soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.
