At least four member a family were killed in a roadside mine blast in western Ghor province on Thursday morning, a spokesman for provincial governor Zalmay Karimi said. 

In Ferozkoh, the capital of the province, a car hit a roadside mine that killed a husband, wife and their two children, Karimi said.  

No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast. 

On Wednesday, four civilians were killed in a roadside mine blast in the Kharistan village of Ferozkoh.  

A day before three civilians were shot and killed by unknown gunmen while they traveled on the Ghor-Herat highway.  

Local officials have blamed the Taliban for the shooting, but the group has not yet commented.