World News | 3 Injured as Blast Hits Northern Afghanistan
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. At least three people sustained injuries following a blast in the Balkh province's Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday.
Balkh [Afghanistan], May 19 (ANI): At least three people sustained injuries following a blast in the Balkh province's Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday.
The victims, who are "civilian employees" of the "national army", were taken to a military hospital, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday citing an official.
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The blast targeted a mini-bus of civilian employees of the corps in the morning rush hour, the provincial police spokesperson Mohammad Asif Waziri.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility so far.
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Taliban seized power in August last after toppling the democratically elected government.
Afghanistan has recently witnessed a surge in violence, the majority of which is claimed by the Islamic State. (ANI)
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