A police spokesman within the Afghan capital Kabul says an explosion has killed two individuals and injured 9 others
ByThe Related Press
October 26, 2023, 2:30 PM
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KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion in a largely Shiite Muslim neighborhood within the Afghan capital Kabul killed two individuals and injured 9 Thursday, a police spokesman stated. The reason for the explosion wasn’t instantly identified.
Video from the scene reveals a part of a constructing with its home windows blown out, flames billowing inside. Shattered glass and different particles are strewn throughout the road beneath.
The Dashti Barchi space of Kabul has been focused prior to now by the Islamic State group affiliate within the nation, which has carried out main, horrific assaults on colleges, hospitals and mosques. The group has additionally attacked different Shiite areas of Afghanistan lately.
IS has been waging a marketing campaign of violence that has intensified for the reason that Taliban took energy in August 2021.
Kabul police chief spokesman Khalid Zadran stated the injured had been transferred to a close-by hospital and that an investigation staff has reached the scene to seek out out the reason for the blast.
Native media outlet Tolo Information reported that the Thursday night explosion struck a sports activities membership.
