About 25 people have been reported killed in a
suicide car bomb attack near a military base
in Afghanistan’s Khost province, where Afghan and
foreign soldiers are stationed, the authorities said.
The attack happened just before 7pm, when many
people were breaking their Ramadan fast.
“There were a lot of casualities.” “Ambulances have
been working to get people to hospital.”
All of the dead are believed to be Afghan.
The bomber detonated the explosives at a military
roadblock near the entrance to Camp Chapman,
Faizullah Ghairat, the Khost city police chief, told the
AFP news agency.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but
the Taliban has often targeted Afghan and foreign
troops.
Foreign troops including US soldiers are stationed at
Camp Champan alongside Afghan soldiers.
A statement from the NATO mission in Afghanistan
said it was “aware” of the blast, but did not elaborate.