KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A remote-control bomb exploded next to a passing Afghan National Army convoy Thursday, killing one soldiers and wounding another, witnesses and a spokesman for the Afghan military said.
No Canadians were involved in the incident, said the military spokesman, Abdul Qaum.
Witnesses said the bomb was planted in the seat of a bicycle parked alongside the road and exploded as the convoy was passing.
The attack took place on a busy thoroughfare, where there have been many attacks. Local residents said people are fed up with what they see as the government's inability to deal with the situation.
"I was scared when I heard the explosion,'' said Nasir Ahmad
"This location is mostly being hit by suicide and roadside bombs. I don't know why the government does not pay attention to this problem and many families have left the vicinity. We don't feel safe here.''
There has been an upswing in violence throughout Kandahar province in the last few days.
Haji Abdullah, 43, said it seems like there are bombings on the road every day and locals have taken to calling the divided thoroughfare "Bloody Road'' because of all the civilian deaths.
"If I had enough money I would already have left this dangerous area, but thank God this is the first time that we don't have civilians casualties,'' Abdullah said.
Insurgents have been directing their attacks towards the more lightly armed Afghan police and army units both in the city and the countryside.
Canadian troops have increasingly allowed Afghan army troops to take the lead in fighting the insurgents.
