A suicide bomber struck in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan on Monday
A suicide bomber struck in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing five civilians and wounding nine others, a local official said.
Aminullah Shariq, governor of the Paktika province, said the attacker was on foot and had apparently missed a military target when he blew himself up among midmorning shoppers.
Taliban have stepped up attacks on Afghan security forces in the past year, waging offensives across the country.
