JALALABAD, Afghanistan, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Nine people, all civilians and members of the same family, were killed and four others injured as a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in Khogiani district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, spokesman for provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said.
According to the official, the ill-fated family members were going to attend a wedding party in a neighboring village when their vehicle ran over a mine planted by militants.
Those killed in the bloody bombing included six women and a child. The injured included a woman, two children and the driver of the vehicle, the official said.
On the same day, eight people were killed and 27 others injured as series of blasts hit Afghan capital Kabul.
