[Dawn] A kaboom at a concert by Afghanistan's top singer maimed at least 13 people on Tuesday, an official and witness said.The kaboom happened at the end of Farhad Darya's concert in a sports stadium in the western city of Herat, as thousands of fans began to leave, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
"It seems the blast was from a bomb fixed to a motorcycle and parked near the stadium," he said.
The provincial public health hospital said they received 13 maimed from the blast.
"Among the maimed are a child, a woman, one policeman and ten other male fans," Ghulam Sayeed Rashid, the head of public health in the province, said.
The award-winning singer, composer and peace and rights activist survived the attack unhurt, said the AFP reporter who witnessed the incident.
Darya has been the most influential figures in Afghan music in recent decades, and also runs a charity project for street children in Afghanistan.
Darya was on his way to hospital to visit his fans maimed in the blast, said the reporter.
Security concerns mean concerts and public events are limited in Afghanistan, which is due to hold parliamentary elections on Saturday.