GHAZNI, Afghanistan, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Up to six people, all civilians were killed and two others injured as a roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province on Monday, provincial police chief Farid Ahmad Mashal said.

According to the official, a mine planted by militants on a road in Jaghato district struck a vehicle Monday morning killing six civilians on the spot and injuring two others.

The official blamed Taliban militants for organizing the deadly roadside bombing, but the armed outfit has yet to claim responsibility.