Khost, Afghanistan, April 28 (SPA) - A roadside bomb struck a passenger van in southeast Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 12 civilians, a local official said. Dawlat Khan Yaqubi, head of the Tani district of Khost province near the Pakistan border, said women and children were among the dead. The vehicle caught fire and the bodies were burned, he was quoted as saying by Reuters. --SPA 13:31 LOCAL TIME 10:31 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/774589