Suicide Bomb in Southern Afghanistan Kills at Least 20

A powerful suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing as many as 20 people.

Afghan security members and people work at the site of a suicide attack in Zabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19, 2019. Ahmad Wali Sarhadi/AP Photo

KABUL, Afghanistan—A powerful early-morning suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan on Sept. 19, killing as many as 20 people and wounding more than 90 others, Afghan officials said.

The Taliban, who claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, has carried out nearly daily attacks since peace talks with the United States collapsed earlier this month.