Thirteen civilians, including six children, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, an official said. "The victims — six children, two women, five men — were admitted at the Spin Boldak district hospital following the explosion," Ahmad Jawid Afghan, director of the hospital, told Xinhua news agency. Local residents said the blast occurred when a mini bus came in contact with the IED in the Loya Kariz locality. They said the victims were returning home after attending a wedding and the vehicle was destroyed in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident yet. Militants in Afghanistan have been using home-made IEDs to make roadside bombs and landmines to target security forces, but the lethal weapons also inflict casualties on civilians. (IANS)