Car bomb kills 6 soldiers in Afghanistan

At least six Afghan soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh, the Afghan Defense Ministry says.

The ministry announced the incident in a brief statement posted on its Facebook account on Thursday.

No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.

But the Taliban militant group is active in parts of Balkh.

Apart from detonating explosive-ridden vehicles, Taliban militants often plant roadside bombs and landmines to target Afghan and foreign forces. The deadly weapons also inflict heavy casualties on civilians.

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