Residents of Taloqan, Takhar’s capital city, reported that they heard a loud explosion at 2:10 pm on Thursday, January 19.
Sources said a blast occurred outside the Taliban governor’s office in Takhar province.
No details about the nature of the explosion and casualty toll were immediately available. Local media outlets, however, reported that the explosion was caused by a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a civilian Corolla Toyota vehicle
Taliban officials for Takhar have not hitherto expressed an opinion on this matter.