Three people were killed and 12 others were injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar on Thursday (Mar 21). Speaking to the news agency AFP, Kandahar's Director of Information and Culture Inamullah Samangani said, "A suicide attack occurred in which three compatriots were killed and 12 others were wounded, according to preliminary information."

The explosion occurred at 8 am local time and targeted a group of people waiting outside the New Kabul Bank branch in central Kandahar city. "Commonly our compatriots gather there (at the bank branch) to collect their salaries," Samangani said, adding&nbsp;the victims were civilians.&nbsp;

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No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but some reports suggested that the Islamic State was behind the suicide bombing. Taliban authorities surrounded the incident site and did not allow media persons close to it. Firefighters and security personnel were clearing the area, where blood, scraps of clothes and shoes littered the ground, AFP reported.

Samangani told the news agency that the situation was under control at one of the city's hospitals where the injured were transported. The official denied that a need for blood donations was urgent.

"There is no such issue, and the wounded people are not in serious condition, they have superficial injuries," he further said.&nbsp;

Multiple explosions have been reported&nbsp;across Afghanistan since the start of Ramadan.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Three people were killed and 12 others were injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar on Thursday (Mar 21). Speaking to the news agency AFP, Kandahar's Director of Information and Culture Inamullah Samangani said, "A suicide attack occurred in which three compatriots were killed and 12 others were wounded, according to preliminary information.

Three people were killed and 12 others were injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar on Thursday (Mar 21). Speaking to the news agency AFP, Kandahar's Director of Information and Culture Inamullah Samangani said, "A suicide attack occurred in which three compatriots were killed and 12 others were wounded, according to preliminary information." The explosion occurred at 8 am local time and targeted a group of people waiting outside the New Kabul Bank branch in central Kandahar city. "Commonly our compatriots gather there (at the bank branch) to collect their salaries," Samangani said, adding the victims were civilians. Also read | Exclusive: Pakistan launches airstrikes against TTP deep inside Afghanistan, sources tell WION No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but some reports suggested that the Islamic State was behind the suicide bombing. Taliban authorities surrounded the incident site and did not allow media persons close to it. Firefighters and security personnel were clearing the area, where blood, scraps of clothes and shoes littered the ground, AFP reported. Samangani told the news agency that the situation was under control at one of the city's hospitals where the injured were transported. The official denied that a need for blood donations was urgent. "There is no such issue, and the wounded people are not in serious condition, they have superficial injuries," he further said. Multiple explosions have been reported across Afghanistan since the start of Ramadan. (With inputs from agencies)

Three killed, 12 injured in suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar

At least 6 civilians were killed and six others wounded after a suicide bomber set off explosives upon a gathering of tribal elders in Afghanistan&#39;s Jalalabad on Monday, AFP reported. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the in the Nangarhar province capital, a hotbed of the Islamic State (IS).

Afghan forces have recently stepped-up anti-IS operations in the province, AFP reported.

A police spokesman confirmed the toll, adding that the wounded had been taken to hospital.

The blast occurred as tribal elders gathered at the residence of the former district governor to seek aid for war-displaced families.

&quot;Six civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the suicide attack on a gathering of elders in Jalalabad,&quot; provincial spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told AFP.

Taliban insurgents are active in Nangarhar, but the province also faces an emerging threat from loyalists of the Syria-headquartered Islamic State (IS) group, which is making gradual inroads in Afghanistan --- challenging the Taliban on their own turf.

Last week, militants linked to IS jihadists abducted and killed around 30 civilians, including children, in the central province of Ghor, raising concerns about the group&#39;s expanding presence beyond its eastern stronghold.

(WION with inputs from AFP)

The suicide bomber detonated the explosives in the midst of a gathering of tribal elders

At least 6 civilians were killed and six others wounded after a suicide bomber set off explosives upon a gathering of tribal elders in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on Monday, AFP reported. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the in the Nangarhar province capital, a hotbed of the Islamic State (IS). Afghan forces have recently stepped-up anti-IS operations in the province, AFP reported. A police spokesman confirmed the toll, adding that the wounded had been taken to hospital. The blast occurred as tribal elders gathered at the residence of the former district governor to seek aid for war-displaced families. "Six civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the suicide attack on a gathering of elders in Jalalabad," provincial spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told AFP. Taliban insurgents are active in Nangarhar, but the province also faces an emerging threat from loyalists of the Syria-headquartered Islamic State (IS) group, which is making gradual inroads in Afghanistan --- challenging the Taliban on their own turf. Last week, militants linked to IS jihadists abducted and killed around 30 civilians, including children, in the central province of Ghor, raising concerns about the group's expanding presence beyond its eastern stronghold. (WION with inputs from AFP)

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