Ten killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

 HEART: Ten people were killed by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan late Monday, a local politician told Tuesday.

The blast struck a police vehicle in Badghis province, killing two officers, and also killed eight civilians from the same family in another vehicle which was following it, said Badghis provincial council chairman Faizullah Azimi.

"A mine planted by the Taliban hit a police vehicle in Qadis district yesterday evening leaving two policemen and eight civilians dead," Azimi told. "All the civilians were members of the same family." He added: "Two policemen and one child were also injured."

Monday was the second day of the Muslim holiday Eid- ul-Azha, when many Afghans celebrate by visiting friends and family.

The Taliban's spokesman was not immediately reachable to comment on the attack.