*KABUL – The death toll from a suicide blast at an educational centre inthe Afghan capital on Wednesday reached 48, with another 67 wounded.*

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which cameafter several weeks of relative calm in Kabul, according to Reuters.

Afghanistan has been reeling from a recent upsurge in militant violence,including a massive, days-long Taliban onslaught on the eastern city ofGhazni.

AFP adds: Afghanistan has been reeling from a recent upsurge in militantviolence, including a massive, days-long Taliban onslaught on the easterncity of Ghazni.

Analysts have said the assault on Ghazni was a military and psychologicalvictory against the government in Kabul.

At least 100 security forces were killed in the fight for Ghazni, officialshave said, with unconfirmed fears that at least as many civilians died.

Afghan security forces, beset by killings, desertions and low morale, havetaken staggering losses since US-led NATO combat forces pulled out at theend of 2014.