The front man for the Interior Ministry, Nasrat Rahimi, said the earth-shattering kaboom took place in eastern Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
, in the district of Ali Sher.
He said three children, two women and five men were killed.
No one immediately grabbed credit but Rahimi blamed the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...who regularly target Afghan cops and government officials by planting roadside kabooms across the country.
Scores of civilians are killed in such attacks.
The Taliban today control or hold sway over half the country and, along with the ISIS group, stage near-daily attacks.