A roadside bomb on the outskirts of Ghazni, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni Province, has killed five civilians and injured two others.
The provincial police department confirmed in a statement that the blast took place at around 8.30 am local time when the victim's minibus in Shah Luz village was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). According to the statement, all the victims were adult males and the families of the victims have been informed by the police.
Militants in Afghanistan use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to make roadside bombs and landmines to target security forces, but deadly weapons also cause civilian casualties. Official statistics According to the report, more than 920 civilians were killed and more than 1,640 were injured in IED blasts during 2020.
