At least seven people die in roadside blast in Afghanistan
At least seven people have been killed in a roadside blast in northern Afghanistan, according to local officials, the latest attack in the violence-racked country.
At least seven people have been killed in a roadside blast in northern Afghanistan, according to local officials, the latest attack in the country.
Those killed in the 7am (03:00 GMT) blast on Tuesday in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif included employees of a petroleum company on a bus, said the local officials.
The Taliban say they have improved the security situation in the country since taking power in August 2021, but despite this, there have been numerous bombings.
The Afghanistan branch of ISIS claimed responsibility for the majority of the attacks. On 30 November, 19 people were killed and 24 injured in an attack on a Quran school in the northern city of Aybak. Most of the victims were students.
