Afghan Blast Kills 25, Half Of Them Children (ap)

A US helicopter lands at a base in Nijrab district, Afghanistan. An overturned truck rigged with explosives blew up on a crowded road south of the Afghan capital, killing civilians including school children, officials said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP – A truck filled with explosives that police believe may have been destined for Kabul blew up on a highway Thursday, killing 25 people ? half of them children walking to school. Two American soldiers died in combat as the U.S. military reported the number of roadside bombs in Afghanistan last month was nearly three times the figure for Iraq.

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