Suicide bomb attacks by Taliban kill more than 20 in Afghanistan

At least 20 people were killed in separate suicide bomb attacks in Afghanistan. 14 of them were killed when a minibus was struck a minibus that was transporting Nepaelse security contractors in the capital Kabul. Some time later, a bomb planted in a motorbike killed at least eight civilians and wounded another 18 in a crowded market in the northern province of Badakhshan. The casualty count could increase.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 20 June 2016.

It seems the suicide bomber had waited near a compound housing the security contractors and struck as the vehicle moved through early morning traffic. Apart from bus passengers, many people in an adjacent market were also wounded in the attack during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Kabul but not for the attack in Badakhshan. Taliban has said that by carrying out this attack, they want to teach Americans and NATO military officials that they have the power to conduct attacks wherever, and whenever, they want.
The Taliban has indicated that those attacks were in revenge for the execution of six Taliban prisoners.


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