Blast in Afghanistan kills 9 people on way to wedding: Official

However, conflicting details have emerged putting the number of those killed between 10-11 people

Afghan officials say a roadside blast has killed at least nine civilians on their way to a wedding in the northern Faryab province.

Javed Dedar, a spokesman for the provincial governor, says the roadside explosion killed 11 people and wounded 12 others today, among them women and children.

He says it is unclear if the civilians, who were travelling to a wedding, hit a roadside mine or were targeted by mortar fire. Dedar says the bride was wounded.

Lawmaker Ahmad Tahyanj says nine people were killed and 11 were wounded in the blast, which took place at 2 pm. Mohammad Tahir Rahmani of the Faryab provincial council puts the toll at 10 people killed, nine wounded.

The blast occurred in a remote area, making it difficult to verify details.