An injured boy on a stretcher along in a Kandahar hospital corridor on Monday after being wounded by a roadside bomb that struck a bus overnight killing at least 11 people. Photo: Javed Tanveer/AFP via Getty Images
A roadside bus bombing in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province killed at least 11 people and 25 others, officials said Monday, per Al Jazeera.
Of note: Sunday night's attack comes as officials said the death toll from Saturday's vehicle bombing outside a school in the capital, Kabul, rose to 85, CNN reports. No group has claimed responsibility for either attack.
- The Taliban announced Sunday it planned to hold a three-day ceasefire for later this week to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of ramadan.
The big picture: There's been an increase in attacks in Afghanistan since President Biden announced the U.S. would begin pulling troops from the country in May and complete a full withdrawal by Sept. 11 this year.
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