A suicide car bomber, targeting a convoy of troops in Lashkargah in Helmand province on Sunday afternoon, killed at least one civilian and injured about 12 others.Early reports indicated that a policeman had died but officials later said the deceased was a civilian.
The incident took place in a populated area. It was not however immediately clear whether the 12 people injured were all civilians or whether police or troops were also wounded.
One vehicle in the convoy was however completely destroyed in the bombing - which set the tank on fire, in turn sparking further explosions of weapons from inside the vehicle.