Taliban officials announced that three people have been wounded in an explosion in Kabul on Saturday. Khalid Zadran, the Taliban’s police spokesperson in Kabul, said that the explosion occurred in the Diwanbegi area of district 5 of Kabul city.
According to Zadran, a roadside IED exploded and hit a civilian vehicle. However, eye witnesses told Afghanistan International the number of casualties of the explosion is higher than what the Taliban has announced.
A witness said, "In this explosion, at least one person was killed, and six others were injured."
According to local sources, the vehicle hit by the explosion was ferrying the employees of Ministry of Higher Education of the Taliban.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far.
