GHAZNI – At least 34 people have been killed in two separate suicide bombings that targeted a military base and a Provincial Chief.
At least 31 people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack at a military base in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province on Sunday, November 29.
Baz Mohammad Hemat, head of the provincial public health department, told VOA the blast also injured at least 24 personnel.
A security source told TOLOnews that the bomber detonated “a Humvee vehicle which was full of explosives.”
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, when contacted by Reuters news agency, did not confirm or deny responsibility.
The army base on the outskirts of the provincial capital, also named Ghazni, was manned by Afghan special forces.
Meanwhile, a separate car bombing in southern Zabul province killed three people and injured more than 20, officials told VOA. The head of the Provincial Council, Atta Jan Haqbayan, apparently the target of the attack, and his security guard were among the victims.
Afghanistan has seen a spate of car bombings over the last few months, despite peace talks currently underway between the Kabul government and the Taliban in Qatar.
