Afghanistan attacks leave 25 dead

Officials said the attack in Laghman was carried out by a 14-year-old

Bomb attacks in two Afghanistan provinces have left at least 25 people dead, officials say.

In the southern province of Zabul, a roadside bomb killed 12 civilians, mainly women and children. A separate ambush killed six security workers.

In Laghman, an eastern province, seven people including a mayor, bodyguards and villagers were killed by a suicide bomber, the interior ministry said.

Officials said a 14-year-old boy detonated explosives strapped to him.

The office of the governor of Laghman said 10 people were also wounded, including three women, in the attack outside a municipal administration building, Reuters news agency reported.

Police in Zabul said Taleban militants killed the security workers at a construction site, with two civilians also dying.