Four killed in blast targeting Alberoni University bus in Bagram

A bus carrying lecturers from Alberoni University in the Bagram district of Parwan was targeted in an explosion on Saturday afternoon, killing four, the Interior Ministry (MoI) confirmed.

Sources told Ariana News that the bus hit a roadside mine in the Rabat area in the Bagram district at around 4 pm on Saturday.

Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the MoI stated that 11 others were injured in the incident.

“The victims of this incident are students and lecturers,” he said.

Sources, however, told Ariana News that 13 people – including Fardin Ayar, Head of Alberoni University – were wounded in the explosion.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the blast.