On Saturday, at least four people were killed and 16 others were injured in an explosion in a cultural center of the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, in the north of Afghanistan.
Al Jazeera reported, citing a source in the Afghan government set up by the radical Taliban movement.
According to Al-Arabiya, the region's police spokesman, Muhammad Asif Waziri, said one person was killed in the blast and five others were injured. "Details will be announced later," he said.
Earlier, the Afghan newspaper Hasht-e Subh, citing local sources, reported that the explosion took place at the Tabian Cultural Center, where the journalists were supposed to be honored at a meeting. The explosion occurred at 11:00 local time.
According to Al-Arabiya, the region's police spokesman, Muhammad Asif Waziri, said that one person was killed in the blast and five others were injured. "Details will be announced later," he said.
The Afghan Tolo News channel reported that a number of correspondents, clerics, and local officials participated in the conference.
Taliban security forces arrived at the scene.
Last Thursday, a terrorist act was committed in the Balkh Provincial Administration Office. According to Al Arabiya, the explosion killed the governor of the province and two other people.
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