Two civilians killed in Af blast

Two civilians were killed and three others wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, local police confirmed.

The incident occurred when a wagon vehicle touched off the IED planted by Taliban militants in Sherzad district, in the southwestern of provincial capital Jalalabad early Wednesday, Farid Khan from provincial police told Xinhua.

The wounded were transported to a district hospital by the police.

Terrorists in Afghanistan have been using homemade IEDs to make roadside bombs and landmines to target security forces, but the lethal weapons also inflict casualties on civilians.

More than 920 civilians were killed and over 1,640 others wounded in IED explosions in 2020, according to official figures.

255 killed during Ramadan

As many as 15 suicide attacks and dozens of other attacks have been carried out in the country by the Taliban since the start of

Ramzan on April 13, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan said on Tuesday.

A total of 255 civilians were killed and 500 more were wounded in the attacks during this period and the Taliban were responsible for 200 blasts and 15 suicide bombings during Ramzan, TOLOnews reported the interior ministry as saying.

"I thank all security forces. They prevented over 800 incidents and arrested over 800 terrorists who will be trailed and law will be implemented," Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday.