Kabul and other urban areas have been hit by attacks in recent months, some of which have been claimed by ISIL (ISIS). Two witnesses told the Reuters news agency they heard the sound of a large explosion near the heavily fortified area that is home to several government buildings and foreign embassies. No group claimed responsibilityĪ tweet from the NGO said at least one child was among the injured. No group has claimed responsibility so far. Zadran said at least three Taliban security force members were among the wounded.Ī hospital run by an Italian NGO said it received some patients at its surgical centre in capital Kabul specialising in treating victims of Afghanistan’s long war. ![]() He did not name the target, but the blast took place in a busy downtown area near a checkpoint that guards a heavily fortified street housing several government buildings, including the foreign ministry. “In Malik Asghar Square … a suicide attacker before reaching the target was identified at a checkpoint and killed, but his explosives detonated,” he said. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the suicide attacker was identified at a security checkpoint near the ministry. ![]() ![]() The attacker was targeted by Afghan forces but the explosives he carried detonated and “killed six civilians and wounded a number of others”, ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor tweeted on Monday. At least six people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated explosives near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry in Kabul, the second attack near the ministry this year, according to officials.
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