Two separate bomb blasts in Afghanistan have killed at least eight civilians and wounded six others amid rising violence in the war-weary country, Press TV reported.
The blasts took place in the southern provinces of Helmand and Zabul on Sunday.
A remote-controlled bomb blast in a bazaar in Helmand killed four civilians and injured five, while a roadside bomb in Zabul killed four more civilians and injured another one.
The blasts have been blamed on the Taliban, but there has been no word from the militants regarding the attacks.
Civilian casualties have been on the rise in Afghanistan.
The United Nations has announced the number of casualties in the country is up 34 percent compared to 2009.
Thousands of Afghan civilians have also been killed in attacks carried out by foreign forces since the 2001 US-led invasion.
According to official figures, more than 2,500 civilians were killed in NATO operations last year, undermining support for the presence of US-led forces in the country.
The US-led invasion was launched with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the war-ravaged country. Nine years on, however, Afghanistan remains unstable.