Tensions in the CAR have been high since a December presidential election; Russia wields significant influence in the poor African nation, maintaining
The incident took place in Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan
An Iraqi military statement said the blast had killed one civilian, wounded 12 other civilians and set several vehicles on fire
Police in the Chaman border town say the explosive device was hidden in a motorcycle
No group has claimed responsibility
The Turkish defense ministry said in a statement the bomb attack took place in an industrial site at the center of the town and wounded 22 people, bla
An Afghan parliamentarian was the apparent target but survived
Women and children among those injured; country has seen a wave of car bomb attacks in recent months, some of them deadly
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but security officials suspect al-Shabab was behind the blast in Baidoa
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast or who was behind it; explosion occurred in area beset by fighting between military and Arakan Army