10 civilians killed in Paktia explosions By KHAAMA PRESS – Sat Aug 06 2016,

At least ten civilians were killed in separate bomb explosions in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan on Friday, local officials said.
Provincial governor’s spokesman Naqib Ahmad Atal said at least five members of a single family lost their lives in the first explosion in Samkanai district.
He said the incident took place after a vehicle carrying the civilians struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Atal further added that five more were killed in a separate explosion targeting a tractor vehicle in the same district.
No group including the Taliban militants has so far claimed responsibility behind teh incident.
Taliban insurgents and militants belonging to the other insurgent groups frequently use Improvised Explosive Device (IED) as the weapon of their choice to target the security forces but the ordinary civilians are often targeted in such attacks.
This comes as the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan released the latest civilian casualties report late last month which stated at least 3726 civilians were killed or wounded between January and June of this year.
The UN mission said the civilian casualties in the country has reached to a record number since counting began in 2009, with 5,166 civilians recorded killed or maimed in just the first six months of this year, of whom almost one-third were children. The total civilian casualty figure recorded by the UN between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2016 has risen to 63,934, including 22,941 deaths and 40,993 injured.
According to the UN mission, the anti-government elements remain responsible for 60 percent of the civilian casualties with ground engagements continuing to cause the highest number of civilian casualties, followed by complex and suicide attacks and improved explosive devices (IEDs).http://www.khaama.com/10-civilians-killed-in-paktia-explosions-01651