Car Bombing in Northeast Afghanistan Kills Local Official and His Driver, Wounds 10 People

The map shows the location of Faizabad in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2023. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

KABUL, Afghanistan—A car bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast on Tuesday killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver, a local official said.

Ten people were also wounded in the blast. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in the city of Faizabad in Badakhshan Province.