At least 50 people have been killed in a car bomb explosion at a busy market in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, the district governor says. Officials say the attacker drove a 4x4 vehicle into the market in Orgun district and detonated the explosives. The market was crowded, full of people doing their shopping at the time of the attack.
Background:
Afghan market car bomb kills dozens in Paktika province [BBC]
Car bomb attack kills dozens in Afghanistan [Reuters]