Afghanistan: deadly new bus attack
Security forces inspect the scene of a minivan explosion on June 3 in Kabul.
Several attacks have targeted vehicles of this type in recent weeks.
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The US special envoy is visiting Afghanistan as the violence continues.
Three people were injured in an improvised explosive device blast in eastern Kabul on Sunday morning.
On Saturday evening, eleven people were killed in the explosion of the minibus that transported them to the west of the country.
Local authorities accuse the Taliban.
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With our correspondent in Kabul,
Sonia ghezali
The minibus carrying several passengers was traveling on a road in Badghis, western Afghanistan, on Saturday night when it exploded on a mine. Several children are among the victims. There have been no claims to date, but the Taliban are known to lay mines on highways, in particular in order to cause as much damage as possible to the ranks of the Afghan security forces during their patrols. Many civilians are victims of these mines concealed on the sides of the roads.
In western Kabul, where the Hazara Shiite minority lives, minivans have been targeted for several weeks.
At least four such vehicles exploded from magnetic mines.
“
The drivers systematically check that no bomb has been attached to their minibus before getting behind the wheel,
” one resident explained to us.
Six people killed by minivan explosion
Three days ago, six people were killed in the western part of the Afghan capital after a minivan exploded.
Among the victims, a television presenter, her mother and her sister.
They were in a car near the vehicle when it exploded.
Afghanistan is uncertain about its future.
Foreign forces are gradually withdrawing as the Taliban continue their offensives against Afghan forces more than ever.
The total withdrawal of American troops planned before September 11
could take place earlier, by early July.
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