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June 21st, 2015 
David Schulberg
According to Press TV, the bomb targeted a minivan carrying the members of a family in Marjeh district of the southwestern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday afternoon, said Nabi Jan Mullahkhail, the provincial police chief, adding that the incident also left eight other civilians wounded.
Helmand’s Deputy Governor Mohammad Jan Rasolyar also confirmed that all the victims “were from the same family,” but gave a different figure for the fatalities.
“Fourteen civilians were killed and five others wounded in an IED (improvised explosive device) blast in Marjeh district of Helmand Province,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Salih, a relative of those killed, said that the death toll of the terrorist attack was much higher, claiming that 21 of his relatives lost their lives in the incident.
The family was departing Marjeh after receiving reports that Afghan forces were to launch an offensive on the district, Salih said.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the deadly incident. However, the attack bears the hallmarks of Taliban terrorists, who frequently use roadside bombings to target Afghan security forces and their vehicles.
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