A deadly bomb explosion has claimed the lives of more than two dozen people, including children, on a crowded road south of the Afghan capital. According to AFP, the incident occurred on Thursday when an explosive-laden truck blew up 30 kilometers south of Kabul in Logar province, killing 25 people including many school children.

The truck, loaded with firewood, apparently overturned deliberately overnight and was detonated as authorities were trying to remove it.
Provincial police chief Ghulam Mustafa Mohsini said “In the explosion today 21 civilians and four policemen have been martyred,” adding that four others including three students and a civilian were wounded.