- Economy
- Education And Career
- Companies & Markets
- Gadgets & Technology
- After Hours
- Healthcare
- Banking & Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Energy & Infra
- Case Study
- Video
- More
- Sustainability
- Web Exclusive
- Opinion
- Luxury
- Legal
- Property Review
- Cloud
- Blockchain
- Workplace
- Collaboration
- Developer
- Digital India
- Infrastructure
- Work Life Balance
- Test category by sumit
- Sports
- National
- World
- Entertainment
- Lifestyle
- Science
- Health
- Tech
13 killed, 20 wounded in Afghan blasts
13 killed, 20 wounded in Afghan blasts
Photo Credit :
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 14 (ANI): At least 13 people were killed and 20 sustained injuries in two seperate blasts in Herat and Laghman province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, confirmed local officials.
Five civilians, including women and children, were killed and 13 others were injured after their vehicle had struck a roadside mine in Kesh-e-Kohna district, said Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), quoted as saying by TOLO News.
"The civilians were on the way to a wedding party when the incident happened. The mine was placed by the Taliban," said Jailani Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor.
Arian further said that five other civilians were killed in a remote-controlled mine blast in Asmar district.
Three civilians were also killed and seven others, including a policeman, were wounded in a blast targeting a police vehicle in Mehtarlam city, the capital of Laghman province this morning, local officials said, according to TOLO News.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. (ANI)
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the article above are those of the authors' and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of this publishing house. Unless otherwise noted, the author is writing in his/her personal capacity. They are not intended and should not be thought to represent official ideas, attitudes, or policies of any agency or institution.
