KABUL, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province exploded, killing one person and injuring two others on Wednesday, provincial governor Mohammad Omar said.

    "The gruesome incident occurred in Khanabad district this morning when a bomb planted by enemies struck the car of Syed Rahman killing him on the spot and wounding two of his colleagues," Omar told Xinhua. They are all civilians, he added.

    Meantime, Taliban purported spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in talks with media via telephone from an undisclosed location claimed responsibility for the bombing explosion, adding that SyedRahman worked for the government.

    Militants often target those serve for government particularly security bodies and the NATO-led peacekeeping force stationed in the post-Taliban Afghanistan.

    Clashes and Taliban-linked militancy have left at least four persons dead and injured four others including a German soldier in a single day on Wednesday in the country.