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7 killed, 13 wounded in two bomb blasts in Afghanistan

Iran Press TV

Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:51AM

At least seven people have been killed and 13 others injured in two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan, officials say.

Local police officials said four civilians were killed and three others wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the Tagan district of Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kapisa on Sunday at around 8:00 a.m. local time (0330 GMT).

The victims were travelling on a bus to the Afghan capital city of Kabul to prepare for the Eid al-Fitr celebration, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, most probably falling on Friday.

Meanwhile, in another incident on Sunday, a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz killed three people and wounded ten others.

Provincial police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini said the bombing happened close to the Afghan Police Recruiting Command in the provincial capital city of Kunduz.

'Three killed civilians and 10 injured have been admitted to Kunduz hospitals following the explosion,' a provincial medical source, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, told China's official Xinhua news agency.

The source further noted that three members of Afghan security forces were among those hurt in Sunday's blast.

A witness said that 'one military vehicle was destroyed while several civilian cars and building were damaged' in the Kunduz bombing.

No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, Afghan officials often blame the Taliban militant group for such incidents.

A day before, a powerful bomb explosion also hit a school in the Borj Bargh district of Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, killing three people and injuring six others.

Taliban militants launched their spring offensive across the war-ravaged country in late April. During the offensive, they intensify their terrorist attacks against the government as well as civilian targets.

Afghanistan has witnessed deadly attacks since 2001, when the US and its allies invaded the country as part of Washington's so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues in the war-torn state despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.