<p>At least 22 people were killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The blast took place late on Saturday in Kunduz province. <br /><br />"At least 19 pro-government militiamen and three civilians died when a militant struck a gathering with a car bomb in Khan Abad district late Saturday evening," Xinhua quoted district governor Hayyatullah Amiri as saying.<br /><br />A pro-government leader Abdul Qadir was among the killed, the official said.<br />The Taliban militant group has claimed responsibility for the blast.<br /></p>
<p>At least 22 people were killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The blast took place late on Saturday in Kunduz province. <br /><br />"At least 19 pro-government militiamen and three civilians died when a militant struck a gathering with a car bomb in Khan Abad district late Saturday evening," Xinhua quoted district governor Hayyatullah Amiri as saying.<br /><br />A pro-government leader Abdul Qadir was among the killed, the official said.<br />The Taliban militant group has claimed responsibility for the blast.<br /></p>