2 days after Doha deal, 3 people killed in eastern Afghanistan bombing
A bomb explosion has claimed the lives of at least three people and injured nearly a dozen others in eastern Afghanistan, amid an announcement by the Taliban of an end to a partial truce in the war-torn country.
Sayed Ahmad Babazai, police chief of the eastern province of Khost, said explosives were placed on a motorbike that had stopped near a football field in Nadir Shah Kot district on Monday.
"A motorcycle rigged with a bomb exploded during a football match," Babazai said.
Abdul Fatah Wakman, president of the Khost Football Federation, said the three people killed were brothers.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, in which at least 11 people were also wounded.
A week-long truce between the Taliban, the United States, and Afghan forces preceded the Saturday signing of a deal between the militant group and Washington in Qatar, aimed at ending the two-decade war in Afghanistan.
But on Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the reduction in violence against Afghan security forces was "over."
Since the deal signing, the Taliban have been publicly celebrating their "victory" over the United States.
The agreement sets out a timetable for the foreign forces to quit Afghanistan within 14 months, subject to a pledge by the militants to hold talks with the Kabul government.
President Donald Trump of the United States has long expressed eagerness to bring US soldiers back home and to end the war as he seeks re-election in 2020.
About 2,400 US soldiers have been killed in the war. Over 100,000 Afghans have also been killed or injured since 2009, when the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan began documenting casualties.
The militants have long demanded the withdrawal of foreign troops, calling them an "occupation" force, and blaming them for the almost two decades of war.
The Taliban now control or hold influence over more Afghan territory than at any point since 2001.
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