KABUL—In an explosion outside a bank in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a suicide bomber killed five people, including Taliban security officers, according to authorities.
The incident, which targeted a line of individuals waiting to pick up their salaries from a bank in the city of Kunduz, the provincial seat, also injured seven people.
“A suicide bomber, who had improvised explosive devices, detonated himself,” Kurduz province police spokeswoman Jumadin Khaksar said.
He claimed that among those slain were members of the Taliban security forces, civilians, and civil personnel.
“The Kunduz Province Police Command is working with relevant organisations to find the perpetrators of the incident and bring them to justice.”
