Afghanistan: Deadly bombing the day after NATO forces begin withdrawing

A car bomb attack by the Afghan authorities on the Taliban has killed at least 21 people and injured 90 others in the east. Afghanistan.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed them Taliban as responsible for the attack, which took place the day after the withdrawal of NATO forces from the country. The bomber struck shortly after noon in the northern city of Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar Province.

The trapped vehicle exploded at the time of the daily interruption of Ramadan fasting.

According to local authorities, the target of the attack was a hostel housing dozens of people, including many students. The roofs of neighboring houses collapsed and authorities spoke of people trapped in the rubble of buildings in the area of ​​the attack, which also hit a neighboring hospital.

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