Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast kills at least five soldiers

Kabul, 19 Oct. (AKI) - A blast by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan on Wednesday killed at least five Afghan soldiers, according to news reports. The troops were killed in Herat province when their vehicle struck the bomb. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attack that is similar to ones carried out by Taliban insurgents. Herat province spokesman Mohyaddin Noori told the Associated Press that four enlisted troops and one officer died in the blast. They were returning to their base when the explosion tore through their pickup truck, the report said. US-led Nato troops are training the Afghan military to take over responsibility for security by the end of 2014 when the foreign military presence is due to end. Source Andkronol