Officials say a roadside bomb has killed seven Afghan soldiers in the west of the country.
The spokesman for Afghanistan's defence ministry, Gen Mohammad Zahir Azimi, said the powerful blast hit the soldiers' vehicle today in the Dilaram district of Farah province.
Azimi said no other soldiers were seriously wounded, but declined to provide further details on the explosion.
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