Terror attack at Afghanistan temple, casualties feared
However, an eyewitness at nearby of the temple said on the condition of anonymity that he had heard two blasts so far.
However, an eyewitness at nearby of the temple said on the condition of anonymity that he had heard two blasts so far.
Provincial council member Ajmal Omar said that the slain civilians were returning from a picnic when they were hit.
The statement further said that three army soldiers and three personnel of the country's national intelligence agency NDS were wounded in the attack.
No group has claimed the responsibility for the attack so far.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The blast occurred in Ghazni province, south of the capital Kabul when the children stepped on a landmine while playing near the main road
Suicide bomber detonated himself in Kabul's Paghman district in the morning. The Interior Ministry spokesperson Najib Danish said that the death toll could increase.
American forces responded with attack helicopters and a drone strike, according to US Forces Afghanistan spokesman Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell.
Some of the victims were brought to the hospital with severe burns, health director Najibullah Kamawal said, confirming the casualty toll.
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