KANDAHAR - Multiple explosions tore through a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday , killing at least 23 civilians, officials said, blaming the Taleban for the carnage.
Rockets hit the market at 9am local time after which a car bomb exploded, the governor's office said, blaming Taleban militants for the attack.Two Taleban insurgents were killed, the governor's office added. "The Afghan government once again call on the Taleban to give up violence, and heed the demand of the people to stop fighting and start talks," Ghani said, in a statement issued by his office.