Najibullah Tawana, head of Balj´s public health department said that there were women and children among the dead, according to TOLO news.

Provincial health authorities confirmed that hospitals have received the bodied of the dead and the injured people are being treated.

Both explosions had the public transpotation as target, the source added.

A Balj security department´s spokesman said that the blasts were caused by explosives placed in vehicles.

The Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attacks, Afghan news agency The Khaama Press noted.

The two blasts occurred just minutes before people broke their fast for the holy month of Ramadan and at a time when commuters were rushing home.

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