At least 12 civilians were killed and more than 100 were wounded in a car bomb close to police HQ in Firozkoh, capital of Ghor, said the Ministry of Interior in a statement.
The incident happened around 11am local time after a Toyota Corolla-brand vehicle “loaded with explosives” was detonated close to the police headquarters and government offices for women, martyrs and disabled affairs, the statement said.
Wahidullah Nezami, provincial police chief, said the effect of the blast on security force members was slight. He said more details will follow.
Eyewitnesses said that a number of nearby buildings were damaged in the car bomb.
“The situation…is not acceptable in Islam,” said an eyewitness.
Earlier, local health officials said that the bodies of “seven people and more than 70 wounded had been brought to the hospitals.”
The local officials said that the number of the casualties will increase.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.
However, At least eight local police and public uprising forces members were killed in a Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province on Saturday night, a source said on Sunday.
Around 9pm local time in Imam Sahib district a group of Taliban attacked a security checkpoint and six public uprising forces and two local policemen were killed, the source said.
“The Taliban have stolen all the equipment of the security forces after the attack,” the source said, adding that “the Taliban escaped from the area before the reinforcements arrived.”
Local security officials have not yet commented on the attack.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility.
