[Quqnoos] A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Kandahar, killing 9 civilians including 5 kids on Friday, officials said The bomb blast occurred when a civilian vehicle, heading to Spin Boldak district, hit an improvised explosive device (IED), according to the provincial police chief Gen Saifullah Hakim. Three others are reported wounded in the blast that were taken to a nearest hospital in the province. Gen Saifullah Hakeem added three women and as many men were among the dead.