- Sputnik International
Asia
Find top stories and features from Asia and the Pacific region. Keep updated on major political stories and analyses from Asia and the Pacific. All you want to know about China, Japan, North and South Korea, India and Pakistan, Southeast Asia and Oceania.

At Least 13 People Killed After Explosion in Southern Afghanistan

© Sputnik / M. NaderiBlast in Kabul, Afghanistan
Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan - Sputnik International
Subscribe
At least 13 people have been killed, and 19 other injured in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, local media reported Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The attacker detonated an explosive device near a military vehicle in Helmand's Nawa-I-Barakzayi district at around 6:30 p.m. local time [14:00 GMT], the TOLO broadcaster reported.

Afghan policemen transport a dead body of a police after gunmen attack in Jalalabad city eastern Afghanistan May 17, 2017 - Sputnik International
Asia
At Least Two Injured in Explosion in Eastern Afghanistan
Among the victims there were reportedly civilians and military personnel.

Afghanistan has been experiencing significant political, social and security-related instability for decades, as terrorist organizations, including Daesh terror group and the Taliban radical movement (both banned in Russia), continue to stage attacks against civilian and military targets.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала