A soldier was killed and three others injured when a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, an official said.
"A mine planted by militants on a road struck a military vehicle in Sangin district at around 4 p.m. today, leaving one soldier dead and injuring three others," Gen. Jilani, an Afghan army commander in the province, told Xinhua news agency.
Notorious for militancy and poppy cultivation, Helmand province has been regarded as a Taliban hotbed in Afghanistan.
Military operations launched by Afghan security forces a couple of months ago have been continuing in parts of the troubled province, including the restive Sangin district.
