3 killed in explosion outside Ghani’s campaign office in Afghanistan
An explosive device was planted on a wall of the campaign office, which went off on Tuesday evening, an official said.
An explosive device was planted on a wall of the campaign office, which went off on Tuesday evening, an official said.
Meanwhile, the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack,
US Special Representative on Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad had said that Washington was ready to seal a peace deal with the Taliban if the group was ready for it.
During Eid al-Adha, the largest annual religious festival observed on Sunday, Afghans offered their prayers amid tight security in Kabul and other cities and so far no unpleasant incident has been reported.
Ghani's visit comes ahead of the seventh round of peace talks between US and Taliban negotiators slated to be held on Saturday
The blast came one day after an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Afghan army military academy, killing at least six people.
The blast comes as the US and Taliban representatives continue negotiations in Qatar aimed at bringing an end to the nearly 18-year-old conflict.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy negotiating with the Taliban, met with Russian and Chinese representatives in Moscow as he seeks international consensus for his efforts to end the war.
Ghani called the US its "key ally" and praised the Trump administration's South Asia policy as a "game changer" for Afghanistan.
The slain Sikhs were scheduled to meet Ghani.
