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.
