Kabul, June 11 (TIWN) At least six people of a family were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday, officials said.

"A bomb planted by militants on a road in Dand district struck a car today morning, killing six people including two men, two women and two children on the spot," Barikzai told Xinhua.

All the victims were members of a family.

Taliban militants who are active in parts of Kandahar province and largely relying on suicide and roadside bombings have not commented.