KABUL, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two persons were killed and two others got wounded as a roadside bomb struck a vehicle of a road construction company in Khost province, in east Afghanistan, on Thursday, police said.

    "The incident occurred in Duamanda district this morning as a result two local employees of an Indian road construction company were killed and two others sustained injuries," police chief of Duamanda district Gulab Shah told Xinhua.

    He also blamed "the enemies of peace," a term used against Taliban insurgents.

    However, the militants who often carry out roadside bomb attacks have not made comment.