28 July 2009 (Hamsayeh.Net) - Another roadside bomb in Helmand province in Afghanistan killed at least eight Afghani security personnel working for private companies on Tuesday.

According to a statement by Afghanistan's Interior Ministry the roadside bombs in two cars exploded at 8 a.m. local time. It said Taliban insurgents active in that province carried out the bombings.

In another incident on the same day, Afghan National Army (ANA) killed one Taliban militant and wounded another as they came in contact with Taliban rebels in Helmand province, said a statement of Defense Ministry.

"In continuation of operation Attal 41 (Hero 41) in Helmand province, a militant was killed and another wounded as they came in contact with ANA unit conducting searching operation around the Khanshin district," it added.