Ghazni: Taliban car bomb leaves at least 12 Afghan security force members dead

KABUL (Web Desk) - At least 12 Afghan security force members have been killed and more than 50 civilians wounded over 50 civilians in a car bomb blast in central Ghazni province on Sunday, government officials and the Taliban said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for detonated a car bomb near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Ghazni city during Sunday morning’s rush hour.

“Dozens of NDS officers were killed or wounded,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.

Afghan government officials said eight members of the NDS were killed in the blast, with 50 civilians injured.