AtleastfivecivilianswerekilledandsevenothersinjuredasablastrippedthroughabazaarinShindanddistrictofAfghanistan'swesternHeratprovinceonMonday,policespokesmaninth
Units of Afghan army raided a Taliban hideout in Shindand district of the western Herat province and destroyed a huge weapon cache of the militants early Saturday, an army spokesman Mehdi Qadiri said.