Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills several people

A roadside bomb hit a minibus carrying university lecturers and students in Afghanistan’s northern Parvan province, killing at least four people and wounding 11 others, officials said. In the dead, there are three teachers.

Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said the target was a minibus in the provincial capital of Charikar. While transferring the group to Alberoni University in the neighboring Kapisa province.

Kapisa provincial police spokesman Shayeq Shoresh said the roadside bomb operated using the remote control.

The ministry of higher education said at least two of the killed were lecturers at Alberoni University, adding that the wounded included the dean of the university and some students.

Some of the wounded were in critical condition, said Hamed Obaidi, a spokesman for the ministry of higher education.

Afghanistan’s TOLO News reported that the attack took place at about 3:15 pm.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and the Taliban denied involvement.

The ISIL (ISIS) group claimed the Previous deadly attacks on the Kabul University in November last year.

Some of the wounded teachers were in critical condition, said Hamed Obaidi, a spokesman for the ministry of higher education.

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Saturday’s attack comes weeks after the remaining 2,500 to 3,500 US troops officially began leaving the country.

Under an agreement signed by the Taliban and the US last year, Washington was to pull out troops in exchange for Taliban security guarantees and for the group to start peace talks with the Afghan government.

They will leave by September 11 at the latest. The pullout comes amid a resurgent Taliban, which controls or holds sway over half of Afghanistan.