29th November 2020: A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday.
Baaghi TV: The suicide car bomber killed at least 30 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months.
As per reports from Dawn News, the attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazni city, capital of the eastern province of Ghazni, which has seen regular fighting between the Taliban and government forces.
The attack came as the government and Taliban are engaged in peace talks to end the war in thepoverty-stricken country that has killed tens of thousands of people in nearly two decades.
“Thirty bodies and 24 wounded people have been brought to the hospital. All of them are security personnel,” Baz Mohammad Hemat, director of Ghazni hospital, told AFP.
Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said a suicide bomber had detonated a vehicle full of explosives.
“The bomber drove a Humvee vehicle right inside the base and detonated it,” Ghazni governor spokesman Wahidullah Jumazada told AFP.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Ghazni attack comes just days after two bombs killed 14 people in the historic city of Bamiyan.
The bombings that occurred on Sunday marked the latest massacre in Afghanistan, where violence has surged since the start of peace talks on September 12 in the Qatari capital of Doha.
Brutal attacks have killed more than 50 people in Kabul in recent weeks, including two assaults on educational centres and a rocket attack.
The three Kabul attacks were claimed by the militant Islamic State group, but Afghan officials blamed the Taliban, who denied any involvement.
The Taliban have launched daily attacks targeting Afghan forces despite engaging in the peace talks.
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