Islamabad: A bomb in a packed minivan detonated in the western region of Afghanistan Herat At least seven civilians were killed and nine others were injured in the province on Saturday. Taliban officials said.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but Islamic State The group has claimed credit for similar attacks on civilians elsewhere in the country and the country’s new Taliban leaders since seizing power on August 15.
Saturday’s bombing was the first such attack in Herat. local Taliban officials Naimulhaq Haqqani Said investigation is on.
A Taliban intelligence official in western Herat told the Associated Press that the bomb was attached to the van’s fuel tank. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information to the public.
Herat Ambulance President Ibrahim Mohamedik The victims said – three in critical condition – were transferred to the provincial hospital.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but Islamic State The group has claimed credit for similar attacks on civilians elsewhere in the country and the country’s new Taliban leaders since seizing power on August 15.
Saturday’s bombing was the first such attack in Herat. local Taliban officials Naimulhaq Haqqani Said investigation is on.
A Taliban intelligence official in western Herat told the Associated Press that the bomb was attached to the van’s fuel tank. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information to the public.
Herat Ambulance President Ibrahim Mohamedik The victims said – three in critical condition – were transferred to the provincial hospital.
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