Taliban Confirms 10 Dead in Blast Targeted Madrassa in Samangan

The Taliban Ministry of Interior has confirmed the death of at least 10 students following a blast ripped through a religious madrassa in Aybak, the capital city of the northern Samangan province. Several others were injured in the blast, the group’s ministry added.

The deadly incident took place Wednesday afternoon, November 30, inside a religious madrassa in Aybak, said Abdulnafe Takoor, spokesman for the Taliban’s Ministry of Interior in a tweet.