Pre-mature explosion kills two Afghan militants

Two militants were killed as their explosive device went off prematurely in Logar province 60 km south of capital Kabul on Monday, an official said Tuesday.

"Two Taliban rebels were killed yesterday in Baraki Barak district when a mine they wanted to plant on a road exploded accidentally," district governor Mohammad Rahim Amin told Xinhua.

Taliban militants fighting Afghan and NATO-led troops have been largely relying on roadside bombing and suicide attacks.

Twin suicide attacks carried out by Taliban insurgents left 16 dead including 12 Afghan army personnel and injured 23 others in the capital city of Kabul and northern Kunduz province on Sunday.

Source: Xinhua