At least 9 killed by bomb blasts in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least nine people killed and 13 others injured in two explosions, within minutes of each other.

The blasts targeted two separate vehicles in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province.

According to police chief, the victims of the attack were travelling home to break their dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast.

The ISIL (ISIS) group later claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on its Telegram account.