An explosion outside a bank in northern Afghanistan kills five people

Five people were killed in an explosion near a bank in northern Afghanistan. This was reported on Tuesday, February 11, the portal Shamshad in the social network X (former Twitter) with reference to the police.

It is noted that the incident occurred at 8:30 local time (7:00 Moscow time). According to the portal, the explosion occurred in the province of Kunduz, when civil servants gathered at the Kabul Bank to receive their salaries. As a result of the explosion, five people were killed and seven others were injured.

Police said it was a terrorist attack.

On September 2, 2024, a terrorist attack in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, killed six people and injured 13 others. The explosion on the route of a police car occurred at 12:30 local time (11:00 Moscow time). At that moment, students and their teachers were on their way to Dara Noor district for educational purposes.