Suicide bomber kills five outside bank in Afghanistan

By AFP
February 12, 2025
Afghan security forces inspect a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast.— AFP/File

KABUL: A suicide bomber killed five people including Taliban security forces on Tuesday in an explosion outside a bank in northern Afghanistan, police said.

Seven people were also wounded in the attack which targeted a queue of people waiting to collect their salaries from a bank in the city of Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz province.

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“A suicide bomber, who had improvised explosive devices, detonated himself,” said Jumadin Khaksar, police spokesman for Kunduz province.

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