Roadside bomb kills 4 children in east Afghanistan (AP)

KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb exploded near a playground Friday, killing four children and wounding six in eastern Afghanistan on Friday.

The children were between the ages of 4 and 11, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzia, a spokesman for the governor of eastern Nangarhar province. The bomb exploded in the province's Behsud district.

Insurgents often plant roadside bombs to target Afghan security forces or international troops. The devices usually detonate when someone steps or drives over them.

One such device on Friday killed a member of the NATO-led military force in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said without providing further details. So far 18 foreign troops have been killed this month, for a total of 508 since the start of the year.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/asia/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111118/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan

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