A suicide car bomber targeted vehicles belonging to members of the local police force campaign in Khost province on Saturday, local officials said.<\/p>\n
The local police force campaign members fall under the U.S-Forces.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Interior confirmed the incident and said it had been a suicide car bombing at a bus terminal in Khost city.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred at about 08:30 am local time.<\/p>\n
In addition to the 18 killed, six were wounded including at least two children, the MoI said.<\/p>\n
The provincial governor’s spokesman Mubariz Zadran said the explosion took place in the Mujahid square area in Khost.<\/p>\n
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the car bomb that rocked Khost city at 8.30am local time Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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