KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, February 05, SPA -- A roadside blast hit a police patrol in southern Afghanistan, leaving two officers dead and three others wounded, an official said Tuesday. A separate roadside bomb on Monday hit a taxi in southernHelmand province, killing five civilians, including a womanand two children, said provincial police chief MohammadHussein Andiwal, according to a report of the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/524322