18 killed in suicide blast in Afghanistan

Armenpress 13:18, 27 May, 2017

YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS. A suicide attack has killed at least 18 people and injured six others in Afghanistan’s Khost Province on the first day of Ramadan, RT reports.

Attacks by militants in Badghis Province have also reportedly left 36 people dead and 50 more wounded.

A car bomb went off near a bus station and a football field close to a military base in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost Province on Saturday.

The attack targeted police vehicles, Tolo News reports, citing local officials.

The attack left at least 18 people dead and six more injured, including two children, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish. 



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