KABUL - The extremist militant group Islamic State (IS) has taken responsibility for a suicide attack in northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, local media TOLOnews TV reported Wednesday.

Five people lost their lives and seven others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the Kabul Bank in Kunduz city, the provincial capital of the province, Tuesday morning, said Jumadin Khaksar, the provincial police spokesman.

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Earlier, in January, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a Chinese national in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province.

The group has also claimed responsibility for a similar attack in which Afghanistan's Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation was killed in December of last year.

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The Afghan caretaker government has pledged to take action against armed opposition throughout the Central Asian country.