At Least 3 Killed After Explosion Rocks Eastern Kabul
Khalid Zadran, Taliban’s spokesperson of police in Kabul, confirmed that at least three people have been killed and four others got injured due to an explosion in a car in eastern Kabul.
Zadran shared on a social media platform that the incident resulted after the detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) within a vehicle.
The explosion occurred at approximately 4:00 PM local time in the Alokhil area of the 16th police district in Kabul. Zadran mentioned that the group's security forces were present at the site, and arrested a suspect believed to be connected to the explosion.
As of now, no individual or group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
Earlier, Afghanistan International received reports from local sources indicating an explosion within a passenger car in the Qala-e-Zaman Khan area. This marks the second recent explosion in Kabul city.
On Saturday evening, a passenger bus was targeted in an explosion in the Dashte Barchi area in western Kabul. UNAMA reported that at least 25 individuals, mostly from the Hazara community, lost their lives or sustained injuries in the incident.
