{"id":126083,"date":"2021-05-24T05:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=126083"},"modified":"2021-05-24T05:26:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:26:11","slug":"eleven-people-killed-in-bombing-of-bus-in-southern-afghanistan-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/eleven-people-killed-in-bombing-of-bus-in-southern-afghanistan-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleven people killed in bombing of bus in Southern Afghanistan: Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"
KABUL (REUTERS) – At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured in the bombing of a bus in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province, officials said on Monday (May 10).<\/p>\n
The blast took place late on Sunday night, said Zabul’s provincial governor’s spokesman Gul Islam Sial, adding 25 people were injured including women and children who were in critical condition.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Taleban insurgents did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Early on Monday, a blast hit a minibus in Parwan province, just north of the capital, Kabul, killing two people and wounding nine, the Interior Ministry said.<\/p>\n
Violence in the country has been rising sharply in recent weeks after the United States announced it would withdraw troops by Sept 11.<\/p>\n
The insurgent Taliban announced late on Sunday they would declare a three-day ceasefire for the religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr later this week.<\/p>\n
The ceasefire declaration came two days after bombings outside a school in Kabul killed 68 people, most of them girl students, and injured more than 165 people.<\/p>\n
This story is developing.<\/p>\n
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