<p>The men were making the bombs in a tent in Dand district, said provincial government spokesman Zulmai Ayoubi.<br /><br />"As a result of the explosion two were killed and three wounded," he said, adding that the toll may rise.<br /><br />"They were killed by their own mines," confirmed Kandahar police chief Abdul Razeq.<br /><br />Roadside bombs are the weapon of choice for the Taliban, whose 10-year insurgency has been largely focused on the southern heartlands of the country.<br /><br />The United Nations says the first half of this year saw 1,462 civilians killed in the Afghan war, with insurgents responsible for 80 per cent of the deaths.</p>
<p>The men were making the bombs in a tent in Dand district, said provincial government spokesman Zulmai Ayoubi.<br /><br />"As a result of the explosion two were killed and three wounded," he said, adding that the toll may rise.<br /><br />"They were killed by their own mines," confirmed Kandahar police chief Abdul Razeq.<br /><br />Roadside bombs are the weapon of choice for the Taliban, whose 10-year insurgency has been largely focused on the southern heartlands of the country.<br /><br />The United Nations says the first half of this year saw 1,462 civilians killed in the Afghan war, with insurgents responsible for 80 per cent of the deaths.</p>