Explosion Targets Ghazni Gathering; 15 Killed: Interior Ministry
At least 15 civilians were killed and 20 more were wounded in an explosion at a gathering in Gelan district, Ghazni province, on Friday afternoon, the Interior Ministry Affairs says.
The explosives were loaded on a motorbike that was parked near a house in Agho Jan village in Gelan district where a group of people had gathered to attend a Quran recitation ceremony, the Interior Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Tariq Arian said.
The explosion comes amidst a sharp increase in violence in the country despite efforts to end the decades of conflicts through a political solution.