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A suicide car bombing at an army base in Afghanistan, killing at least 30 security personnel in one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.
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The attack took place on the eastern outskirts of the provincial capital of Ghazni.
A suicide car bomb attacked an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 30 security personnel, according to officials, in an attack that is among the deadliest in recent months.
In detail, the attack took place on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Ghazni in the east, which was the scene of frequent battles between the Taliban and government forces.
This comes at a time when the government is holding peace talks with the Taliban in an effort to end the war that has killed tens of thousands in the impoverished country for nearly two decades.
“30 bodies and 24 wounded have arrived at the hospital. All of them are security personnel,” the director of the Ghazni Hospital, Baz Muhammad Hamat, told AFP.
In turn, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Aryan confirmed that the suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives in Ghazni.
As for the spokesman for the Ghazni governor, Waheedullah Jum`zadeh, he said: “The attacker drove a Humvee towards the base and detonated it.”
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Ghazni attack comes just two days after 14 people were killed in two explosions in the historic city of Bamiyan, ending years of calm in the isolated city, famous for its ancient Buddhist heritage.
In another suicide bombing that occurred in a car also on Sunday, a civilian was killed and 20 injured in the southern city of Qalaat in Zabul province, according to state police chief Hikmatullah Kochi.
Kochi said the attack targeted a vehicle carrying Zabul State Council Chairman Atta Jan Haq Bayan, who was injured.
Sunday’s explosion marks the latest in a series of attacks in Afghanistan, where the level of violence has risen since the start of peace talks on September 12 in the Qatari capital Doha.
The attacks in Kabul have claimed more than 50 people in recent weeks, as two attacks targeted two educational centers, while a rocket attack also occurred.
The “ISIS” organization claimed the three attacks in Kabul, but Afghan officials held the Taliban responsible, while the movement denied any link to the hostilities.
The Taliban launched daily attacks on Afghan security forces despite their participation in the peace talks.
Meanwhile, the talks were interrupted by disagreements over their agenda, the basic negotiating framework and various religious interpretations, but sources familiar with the political process indicated that a consensus has already been reached on all pending issues.
In turn, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for “speeding up the talks” during a visit to Doha last week, where he met with negotiators from the Taliban and the Afghan government.
The US Department of Defense said earlier this month that it would soon withdraw around 2,000 troops from Afghanistan, speeding up the deadline for a full troop withdrawal by May 2021 based on a separate agreement signed by Washington with the Taliban. in February.
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