A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 civilians at a market in Maimana, the capital of Faryab Province, in northern Afghanistan.
Provincial Governor Mohammadullah Patash said on March 18 that dozens of others were wounded when the bomber, who was driving an auto rickshaw, blew himself up near a checkpoint at the entrance to the crowded market.
Abdul Sattar Barez, deputy governor of Faryab Province, said all the victims were civilians on their way to work in the morning.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Provincial Governor Mohammadullah Patash said on March 18 that dozens of others were wounded when the bomber, who was driving an auto rickshaw, blew himself up near a checkpoint at the entrance to the crowded market.
Abdul Sattar Barez, deputy governor of Faryab Province, said all the victims were civilians on their way to work in the morning.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.