Taliban car bomb kills 3, injures 36 in Afghanistan

Three Afghan security forces were killed after a car bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman, an official said on Wednesday.

The spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nasrat Rahimi, said the attack in Alishang district wounded a further 36 people, mainly civilians.

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A provincial councillor in the province, Gulzar Sangarwal, put the casualties higher at four dead and 37 wounded.
He said many of the victims were school children. Provincial governor spokesman Asadullah Dawaltzai only confirmed two dead and 26 injured.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing and claimed it left dozens of Afghan security forces dead and wounded.

The group has a significant presence in parts of the province and have often staged attacks on security forces.