at least 30 people have been killed and 10 wounded by a roadside bomb in western afghanistan no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing but security has been deteriorating across the country with both the taliban and islamic state fighters mounting attacks almost every day. the victims were all civilians the majority of the dead women and children they've been traveling in a bus on a highway linking the 2 key cities of kandahar and herat in western afghanistan the bus then hit an improvised roadside bomb. as i mean we were heading to kabul from herit with a vehicle was hit by a lot of mine i saw many people martyred and injured. there was no immediate claim of responsibility afghan government officials blamed taliban insurgents who operate in the area and are accused of planting explosives but a taliban spokesman denied the group's involvement. the latest attack came a day after the u.n.