Roadside Bomb Hits Bus in Afghanistan, Killing at Least 35 and Wounding 27

A roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 31, killed at least 34 people traveling on a bus, including children, and injured 17.

Afghan men receive treatment at a hospital after a bus was hit by a roadside bomb in Herat province, western Afghanistan on July 31, 2019. Jalil Ahmad/Reuters

HERAT, Afghanistan—A roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 31, killed at least 35 people traveling on a bus, including children, and injured 27, officials said.

Security has been deteriorating across Afghanistan this year, with the Taliban and the ISIS terrorist group mounting near-daily attacks on Afghan forces, government employees and civilians.