In Afghanistan, at least 13 people killed and several others injured in an attack on a convoy of Afghan soldiers in Helmand province. Spokesperson for the provincial governor, Omar Zwak yesterday said, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car as the Afghan National Army convoy passed a small market in Nawa District of Helmand. He further said that the majority of the dead included Afghan forces and most of the injured are civilians.<br/><br/>The deadly attack came days after a Taliban suicide bomber killed five civilians and wounded dozens of others, mainly children, at a police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand's capital.<br/><br/>The attack is the insurgents' first major one since US President Donald Trump announced that he was committing American troops to Afghanistan indefinitely. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.<br/>