Former president Hamid Karzai on Monday called on the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban to organize peace meetings within the country, reiterating that peace should be changed into a national process in order for results to be achieved.

Addressing an event on peace, Karzai said the US’s efforts for peace in Afghanistan have had no results; therefore, he said, violence continues to take a toll on the people.

A car bomb was detonated in front of the police headquarters in Baghlan-e-Markazi district in the northern province of Baghlan at around 6:30 p.m. on Monday evening, security officials confirmed, saying that a Humvee laden with explosives was used in the attack.

A security official who did not wish to be named said the explosion has caused casualties.