Desk Report
Publish: 17 Nov 2021, 10:04 pm
Photo: Collected
A bomb blast killed at least one person in a
neighborhood of Kabul populated largely by people from the Hazara Shiite
minority on Wednesday, the Taliban confirmed.
The explosion happened in the Dast-e-Barchi
district. One civilian was killed and six were injured, Interior Ministry
spokesperson Qari Sayeed Khosty said on Twitter. Other witnesses reported more
casualties.
"Our initial information shows the bomb
was attached to a minibus. We have launched an investigation," a Taliban
official told the AFP news agency.
"I heard a huge explosion. ... When I
looked around a minibus and a taxi were on fire," he added.
Pictures of burnt-out vehicles were being
shared on social media.
Who is behind the attack?
The second explosion in another part of the city
was also reported, but Taliban officials said they were still gathering
information.
Kabul has been rocked by a series of blasts in
recent days, with the city's Shiite minority frequently the target of the
attacks.
Last week, a bomb destroyed another minibus in
the same area, killing a journalist and injuring several others. The so-called
Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) militant group claimed responsibility for the
attack and boasted of killing "20 Shiite apostates."
IS-K opposes Taliban rule and has increased its
attacks in Afghanistan since they took power in August.
No person or group has yet claimed
responsibility for Wednesday's attack.
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