Truck Bomb in Eastern Afghan Province Kills at Least 15: Officials

Truck Bomb in Eastern Afghan Province Kills at Least 15: Officials
An Afghan police officer inspects the wreckage of a car at the site of a truck bomb blast in Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on Oct. 3, 2020. Parwiz/Reuters
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KABUL—Attackers set off a truck bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, according to provincial officials, as violence continues in the war-torn nation despite peace talks taking place in Qatar.

Attaullah Khugyani, a spokesman for the provincial government, said the number of casualties, most of whom were civilians, could rise and that dozens of people were also injured by the blast in Ghani Khel district.