Kabul- Four soldiers of the US-led international forces and one Afghan civilian were killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the military said on Tuesday.

The soldiers and the Afghan civilian who was working with the military were killed when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb Tuesday afternoon, the US military said in a statement.

The statement did not disclose the nationalities of the soldiers, nor did it say exactly where the incident took place. Most of the soldiers serving under the coalition banner are from the United States. (dpa)