The first blast took place in a market in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district at 08 am and the second blast happened when the Afghan security forces arrived to determine the cause of the first blast at the scene, provincial police chief, Asadullah Shirzad told TOLOnews.
Nineteen Afghan civilians and four Afghan policemen were wounded in the blasts, he added.
The victims were taken to a nearby hospital in the province.
Mr Shirzad said that police have started investigating the incidents in Baghlan-e-Markazi, a relatively insecure area in the province.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blasts. Hezb-e Islami of Hekmatyar has been behind several similar incidents in the district.
Insurgents used Improvised Explosive Devices to target Afghan and Nato troops, but most of the victims are civilians.
from TOLONews
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from KHAAMA:
According to local authorities in northern Baghlan province, at least 23 people were injured following 2 separate roadside bomb explosions in this province.
The officials further added, the
incident took place early Monday morning around 7:30 am local time Sher
Market in central Baghlan district.
An official at the district hospital Dr.
Kahlil-ur-Rahman Narmgo said, at least 23 people who were injured
following the incident were taken to this hospital so far.
He also added, at least 12 school students, 5 Afghan security forces and 6 Afghan civilians were injured during the incident.
He also said, at least 6 of the individuals who were injured during the explosion are in a critical health condition.
District chief for central Baghlan
district Amir Gul Hussain Khel confirming the incident said there were
no immediate reports regarding the exact number of casualties as a
result of the explosion, adding that the Afghan security force have
launched a probe into the incident.
In the meantime reports suggest central Baghlan district chief Gen. Gul Aqa was also among those injured during the incident.
No group including the Taliban militants have so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.
Report by Ajmal Omeri, Baghlan province.
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