At least five killed in blast in north Afghanistan

KABUL, 6th December, 2022 (WAM) – At least five people were killed today when a blast hit a vehicle carrying oil workers in northern Afghanistan, Reuters quoted local police.

“Today at around 7 a.m. a blast took place in … Balkh on a bus which belonged to Hairatan oil employees,” said Mohammad Asif Wazeri, police spokesman for northern province of Balkh, adding that at least four people were wounded.

The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.