At least four people were killed and 18 others were wounded in a blast that occurred on Thursday in PD 5 of Kunduz city, said officials.

The blast was due to explosives placed on a bicycle that targeted a vehicle of technical staff of the 217 Omari Corps.

According to officials, the casualties included women and children.

The condition of some wounded is critical.

“The vehicle of the maintenance corps was heading towards the corps base when the blast occurred in the area of Dawara-e-Sar,” said Qari Obaidullah Abid, a spokesman for the provincial department of security.

A blast occurred on Thursday morning in PD5 of Kabul, and two children were slightly wounded, according to the Ministry of Interior.  

Also dozens of worshipers were killed and wounded in a blast on Thursday that targeted a mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province.