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Bombs attached to motorbikes kill 4 people in Afghanistan

Attackers using bombs strapped to motorcycles have killed four people and injured 17 others in Afghanistan.

No group has claimed responsibility for incidents that also left 17 injured

Motorbike bomb kills several people during political rally in Afghanistan

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Several also injured during event held by former insurgent commander

Afghan officials say bombs attached to motorcycles have killed four people in separate attacks.

One struck outside a sports stadium in eastern Nangarhar province, killing three on Monday. Akramuddin, a provincial police official, saidthe explosion occurred as former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was holding a rally at the stadium in Jalalabad, the province' capital.

Akramuddin, who like many Afghans uses only one name, saidthe blast took place as the rally ended. Ten people were wounded.

Hekmatyar, previously a declared terrorist by the United States, signed a peace deal with President Ashraf Ghani in 2017 and was removed from the list.

The second motorcycle bomb exploded in western Herat province. SpokespersonJelani Farhad saidone person was killed and seven were wounded.

No groups have taken responsibility for the attacks.