New Delhi: At least six people were killed and several injured in an explosion near Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul on Monday. The death toll may increase further. Eyewitnesses say that the explosion was tremendous. At present, the investigating agencies are probing the incident. Children are also included in the injured.
It was the second suicide attack near the ministry in less than three months, AFP reported. The blast took place in front of a business center near the Ministry of External Affairs.
In #Kabulthere was an explosion outside the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Afghanistan.
Two people died and 12 others were wounded. pic.twitter.com/8Kn96Zga7L
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 27, 2023
The Italian non-governmental organization Emergency, which operates a hospital in Kabul, confirmed that there were two dead and 12 wounded, including a child. TOLOnews reported that three Afghan Armed Forces personnel were wounded in a suicide attack near a security checkpoint in Malik Asghar Square today. The Italian non-governmental organization Emergency, which operates a hospital in Kabul, confirmed two dead and 12 wounded, including a child.