Twin bombings kill 58 in Afghanistan

IANS  |  Kabul 

At least 58 people were killed in twin blasts in on Sunday while another 117 were injured, said.

The first blast took place around 10 a.m. when a suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd lining up to get access to an in Kabul, killing 52 and injuring 112, reported.

Around two hours later, a bomb went off close to a voter registration centre in Baghlan, killing six persons and injuring five others. All victims were members of the same family, News reported.

The family was driving past the centre in Pul-e-Khumri city when the IED detonated, health officials said.

The dead included women and children while several wounded in remained in critical condition.

Terror group Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack while police said the attackers in Baghlan were

Afghan officials have slated October 20 as the date for the upcoming parliamentary and district councils elections. The voter registration process started on April 14.

Two policemen have been killed and five people, including three election officials, have been kidnapped since the voter registration began.

Afghans will elect members to the 249-seat lower house of Parliament for a five-year term besides members of district councils.

Afghan Ashraf Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah, the UN mission in the country apart from the Indian and Iranian governments have strongly condemned the attacks.

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First Published: Sun, April 22 2018. 21:30 IST