Suicide blast at Afghan army centre kills 37

A SUICIDE attack on an army recruitment centre in northern Afghanistan killed at least 37 people in the third major assault in the area in less than a month, the deputy governor said.

Hamdullah Danishi, deputy governor of Kunduz province, said the casualties were all caused by a single suicide bomber.

“The death toll includes new recruits, army soldiers and civilians,” Danishi said. Several children who earned a living as shoe polishers were also among the dead, he said.