People gather outside the bank where a suicide bomber killed at least five people, Kunduz, Afghanistan, February 11, 2025. Photo: social media.
At least five people were killed and seven others injured as a suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Tuesday morning, provincial police spokesman Jumadin Khaksar reported.
“A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the Kabul Bank in Kunduz city, the provincial capital, leading to the deaths of five individuals, including bank guards and civilians, while seven others sustained injuries,” Khaksar said on February 11.
Without disclosing further details, the official added that an investigation had commenced regarding the incident.
On Wednesday, February 12, the terrorist organization Islamic State took responsibility for the attack.
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Earlier, in January, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a Chinese national in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province.
The group has also claimed responsibility for a similar attack in which Afghanistan’s Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation was killed in December last year.
The Afghan caretaker government, led by the Taliban, has pledged to take action against armed opposition throughout the country.
(Xinhua) with Orinoco Tribune content
