The incident took place a little after 7 am, local Tolo News reported.

The outlet quoted officials as saying that a magnetic bomb was used by militants to trigger the explosion.

The said bomb was placed on an army vehicle and detonated in PD10 of Kandahar city. 

However, it said that a source reported that at least two soldiers were killed in the blast, while two others were wounded.

No group has claimed the explosion so far.

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