The blast targeted employees of Hairatan Petroleum who were on their way to their offices.”
At least seven people were killed and six others wounded in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, when a bomb exploded targeting a bus carrying oil company employees, police said.
“The explosion took place at 07:00” (local time; 04:30 Greek time) and was aimed at “Hairatan Petroleum employees who were going to their offices,” the spokesman for the police in Balkh province told AFP. Asif Waziri.
The bomb was placed in a vehicle parked “on the side of the road” and exploded the moment “the bus arrived. Seven people were killed and six others were injured,” the spokesman continued.
The Taliban say security has improved since they recaptured power in August 2021, but attacks remain frequent, particularly bombings, much of which are claimed by the Islamic State group’s local affiliate, the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISIL). ).
In the most recent one, on November 30, the target was an Islamic seminary in Aybak (north). 19 people were killed and 24 were injured. The victims were mostly students.
Earlier this year, another attack was committed in Mazar-i-Sharif, for which ISIS claimed responsibility. On May 25, at least ten people were killed and about fifteen others injured when bombs exploded on three minibuses.
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