Explosion Rocks near Khaliqdad School in Afghanistan

By Staff, Agencies

Local reports and witnesses said an explosion took place near the Khaliqdad School in Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday morning.

Afghan media sources only reported that the explosion was heard in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province of Afghanistan on Thursday morning.

According to local sources, the blast took place in the fifth district of Mazar-e-Sharif, near the Khaliqdad School.

Hours later, media outlets reported that an anti-Taliban group claimed responsibility for the blast in Mazar-e-Sharif.

The group also claimed that a magnetic mine had targeted a Taliban vehicle, killing 10 people and wounding 12 others.