Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan, at least 21 dead

Kabul. At least 21 people have died in a suicide attack in Kandahar, which is located in the southern part of Afghanistan. A doctor present at the local hospital gave this information to the BBC.
On the other hand, the Taliban government has informed that the death toll is three people. Police said that the rest were injured. According to the Taliban, this suicide attack took place at a bank in Kandahar at 8 am local time.

No organization has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. This is considered to be the biggest attack in Afghanistan this year.
An explosion occurred at a bank branch where Afghan government employees were standing in line to receive their salaries. Apart from the dead, around 50 injured were taken to the nearby Mirwaiz Hospital. This hospital is the largest in the region.

Kandahar is considered the center of the Taliban. It is the hideout of many top Taliban commanders.

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