Five civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They were all passengers in a minivan travelling in Helmand province. Earlier this week, the United Nations said the number of Afghan civilians dying in war-related violence had gone up 15% this year.

五名平民在阿富汗一枚路边炸弹爆炸时被杀害。他们都是赫尔曼得省一辆小型货车的乘客。本周早些时候，联合国称，今年死于战争相关暴力的阿富汗平民人数已经同比增长了15%。

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Western and Arab foreign ministers have agreed to recognise the Libyan rebels’ National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate governing authority. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the rebel council had given important guarantees on transparency and democratic reform. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.

西方和阿拉伯国家外交部长已经同意承认利比亚叛军国民过渡委员会为合法的执政机构。美国国务卿希拉里?克林顿称，叛军委员会保证透明执政，并进行民主改革。Kim Ghattas从华盛顿报道发回。