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Roadside bombs in Afghanista­n kill cop, civilian

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KABUL: At least two people including a police officer were killed by roadside bombs in Afghanista­n’s western Herat province, a provincial official said Saturday.

Gelani Farhad, spokesman for Herat’s provincial governor, said another officer was wounded when a police vehicle triggered the explosive in the Adraskan district.

In a separate incident, Farhad said a civilian motorcycle hit a roadside bomb, killing one civilian and wounding another in the Shindand district.

In yet another report from northern Kapisa province, at least nine civilians were wounded when a bicycle bomb exploded in a bazaar, said Qais Qaderi, spokesman for the provincial governor. Two small children were among the wounded, including one who was in critical condition, he said.

No one immediatel­y claimed responsibi­lity for the attacks in Herat or Kapisa.

In a separate report from southern Kandahar province, a woman was killed after a civilian vehicle came under attack by unknown gunmen, said Niamat Khan, director of the regional Kandahar hospital. He said five others were wounded in the attack that took place in Shah Wali Kot district.

Late on Friday, Daesh on its Amaq news agency claimed responsibi­lity for a suicide bombing outside a mosque in Kabul after Friday prayers. It said Zaid Al-Khorasani, an Afghan, carried out the attack in which authoritie­s say at least five people were killed and 29 others wounded.

Najib Danish, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said three people suspected of being involved in the attack have been arrested, and an investigat­ion was underway.

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