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Five killed in suicide bomb blast in northeastern Afghanistan

11 February 2025 12:39 (UTC +04:00)

At least five people were killed when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body detonated outside a bank in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, police said, APA reports citing Reuters.

The blast took place at 8:35 a.m. (0405 GMT) near the Kabul Bank branch in Kunduz province, killing the bank's security guard and four others including civilians and members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement, police said.

Seven people were wounded, provincial police spokesman Jumma Uddin Khakasr added. He did not say who was believed to be behind the attack and no group has claimed responsibility so far.

Militants from the Afghan chapters of the Islamic State have waged an insurgency against the Taliban since they returned to power in 2021.

Taliban authorities say they have mostly crushed the group, even as it continues to carry out attacks in Afghanistan.