Two power lines blown up in Afghanistan, blacking out 11 provinces
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Weapons and violence plague the livelihoods of millions of Afghans.
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A man stands by a damaged electricity line in Parwan.
Two power line poles were blown up in Parwan, a central Afghan province, blacking out 11 provinces, according to Afghan energy company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) on Saturday.
"Two imported electricity towers have been destroyed by electricity enemies in Taghma area of southern Salang in Parwan by a landmine explosion. As a result of this incident Kabul and 10 other provinces are in general blackout," the company's statement read.
The company’s technical teams are working at the scene, the statement added.
On Friday, a powerful explosion rocked a Kabul mosque, killing over 10 victims and wounding 20.
Ambulances raced to the site, driving up to the end of a narrow street in an eastern neighborhood of Kabul to reach the mosque.
The explosion was the latest in a string of such bombings that have raged across the country. Similar mosque bombings have recently targeted different mosques in the country and have been claimed by the Islamic State group's regional affiliate, known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, or IS-K.
The day before, two bomb blasts aboard separate minibusses killed at least nine people in Mazar-i-Sharif.
