MONITORING (SW) – The so-called Islamic State (Daesh) has claimed responsibility for the deadly string of blasts in Balkh province a day earlier.
The blasts, which have been widely condemned, killed at least nine civilians and injured dozens of more.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the previous government’s peace council, have also strongly condemned the blasts.
Karzai called the bombings a “crime against humanity” and said these attacks violated the peace and tranquility of Afghans and all human and tarnished Islamic values and principles.
Balkh security officials reported that 9 people were killed and 13 others were injured as a result of two explosions in the third and tenth security districts of Mazar-e-Sharif. The blasts took place around 7 pm today in the Shiite neighborhood of downtown Mazar-e-Sharif.
Mohammad Asif Vaziri, spokesman for the Balkh Police Command, told Salam Watandar that the first blast in the Karte Ariana area struck in the 10th security district of Mazar-e-Sharif and the second in the area next to the Sultan Ghiasuddin school in the 3rd security district in the city.
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