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At least 10 civilians have been killed and seven others wounded after a bomb exploded near a crowd of people celebrating the Afghan new year in Helmand province, a government official said.
A bomber had apparently been trying to blow up an Afghan army convoy but missed his target, Daud Ahmadi said on Sunday.
"It was a suicide bomber who detonated a motorcycle as an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle was passing by," Ahmadi, said.
The blast struck a bridge in the Bughra-pul area of Gereshk, on the main highway between the capital Kabul, and Herat, Afghanistan's second city, he said.
Beneath the bridge, crowds had gathered on the banks of a stream to mark Nowruz, the Zoroastrian new year which falls on the March 21 equinox.
Helmand province has been the scene of some of the heaviest fighting between foreign forces and Taliban in recent weeks.
Last month, about 15,000 US, Nato and Afghan troops staged a major offensive to take control of the town of Marjah, south of Lashkar Gah.
Taliban forces in Marjah are fighting back with ambushes and hidden bombs.
Local residents have said the Taliban remain strong throughout the province despite the offensive in Marjah.
Khost blast
In eastern Khost province, which borders Pakistan, a roadside bomb killed two construction company guards when it hit their car on Sunday.
Three other people were injured in the blast, Amir Badshah Rahmatzai Mangal, the head of the provincial public health department, said.
Yaqoub Khan, the police chief in Khost, was about 40 meters away from the blast but was not injured.
On Saturday, two explosions shook the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province north of Khost, causing no damage or casualties.
There are some 120,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan and that is set to rise to nearly 150,000 by the end of this year as Washington sends in more troops as part of a new strategy.
PHOTO CAPTION
A US Marine on patrol in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan on March 17.
Agencies
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