GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least 7 people were killed in two separate roadside bombs in the southern region of Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

According to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, a vehicle in the Zardalo area of the Qarah Bagh District in the country's Ghazni Province struck an improvised explosive device (IED) at around 7:30 a.m., killing four people, the Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

Around 30 minutes after the first incident, a second roadside bomb detonated in Ghazni City, killing another three people, including one woman. Provincial Police Chief Colonel Zarawar Zahid confirmed both incidents, adding that during the first explosion in Zardalo, two children were among the fatal victims.

Late last month, at least 12 people were killed when another roadside bomb detonated and hit a truck carrying a group of approximately 40 workers in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar.

And in late April, a police vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, killing 5 border police guards in the Loy Karez area of the Spin Boldak district in the country's southern province of Kandahar.

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