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Summary Six people were killed in a double bombing targeting Afghan road construction workers.
Police initially said a bomb struck a truck at around 9:50 am (0520 GMT) in the Dangam district of Kunar province.But officials later clarified that a second bomb also detonated as the rescue effort from the first attack was underway.Four people were killed in the first explosion, said Wasifullah Wasifi, a spokesman for the Kunar governor.In the second attack, two people were killed, including an Afghan soldier and a civilian, and two other civilians were wounded, he added.Ewaz Mohammad Naziri, the Kunar provincial police chief, confirmed the two attacks and the casualties, blaming the bombings on the Taliban.
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