At least seven civilians and two army soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in the northern province of Faryab and the eastern province of Khost on Tuesday, local officials confirmed.
Three civilians were killed and 10 more people, including five civilians, were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Dawlat Abad district in Faryab province, the provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurish said.
The explosion happened on Monday night, Yurish said, adding that it was carried out by the Taliban.
The explosion has caused “heavy financial losses” to residents by damaging their houses, the spokesman said.
The Taliban has not commented on the incident.
Meanwhile, six people, including four civilians, were killed and six more were wounded in an explosion that targeted a military vehicle in Yaqubi district, Khost province, this afternoon, police said.
Tuesday was more deadly for Afghan civilians compared to recent days, as incidents occurred in at least four provinces: Kabul, Kunduz, Khost and Faryab.
Also, four people were killed and three more were wounded in a clash over the ownership of a shop in the central province of Parwan on Tuesday afternoon, said Mohammad Sadiq Hashimi, a provincial police officer.
Saleh Omar, district chief for Chardara district in Kunduz, was killed in a Taliban attack on Monday night, local media said quoting sources.
According to the reports, Taliban attacked Araba base in the district center on Monday night.
“When Omar was on the way to provide assistance to the forces, Omar and three other soldiers died in a Taliban ambush,” the reports said.
At least eight other soldiers were wounded in the Taliban attack on the base.
However, some other media said that at least 10 soldiers including Saleh Omar were killed and four others wounded in the ambush.
The source said that Taliban also captured two bases in the Araba area and seized all equipment and weapons
