Authorities say a bomb has exploded at a market in northern Afghanistan, killing nine people, including a local official.
The Ministry of Interior says the bomb went off on Monday morning inside a shop in a market in Faryab province's Ghormuch district. The ministry's statement says the nine dead included a council member from a neighboring province.
The incident came amid increasing suicide attacks such as Arsala Rahmani assassination on Sunday.
In a separate statement Monday, the ministry said police killed 18 insurgents in operations across the country over the past 24 hours.
The ministry says it has no other details.
The Ministry of Interior says the bomb went off on Monday morning inside a shop in a market in Faryab province's Ghormuch district. The ministry's statement says the nine dead included a council member from a neighboring province.
The incident came amid increasing suicide attacks such as Arsala Rahmani assassination on Sunday.
In a separate statement Monday, the ministry said police killed 18 insurgents in operations across the country over the past 24 hours.
The ministry says it has no other details.
Source : Afghan Voice Agency (AVA), International Service
