1st LD Writethru: 2 killed, 16 injured in E. Afghan blast
Xinhua, June 2, 2016 Adjust font size:
Two civilians were killed and 16 others wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman on Thursday, spokesman for provincial government said.
"An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated in Alishing district bazaar at around midday. The blast caused two civilians killed and 16 others wounded," spokesman Sarhadi Zwak told Xinhua.
The injured were shifted to district hospital. One woman and a child were among the wounded and most of the injured were in stable condition, according to Zwak.
The target of the blast remained unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident yet.
Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since early April when the militant group launched its annual rebel offensive in different areas of the country.
The Taliban urged civilians to stay away from official gatherings. Military convoys and centers were regarded as the legitimate targets by militants besides warning people not to support the government.
About 600 civilians were killed and more than 1,340 others wounded in conflict-related violence and Taliban-led attacks in first quarter of the year, according to UN mission in the country.
The UNAMA has attributed 60 percent of the casualties to the Taliban and other insurgent groups, 19 percent were attributed to security forces while the rest 21 percent of civilian casualties were unattributed or caused by explosive remnants of war. Endit