Photo: Scene of the suicide bomb attack
Suicide bomber kills 6 in Afghan capital, Kabul
No fewer than six civilians have been killed and a number of others were injured in a suicide bombing near the Foreign Ministry in Kabul city, Afghan police have said.
Kabul police spokesman, Khalid Zadran, in a statement, said police operatives shot the suicide bomber near a security checkpoint in the city before he was able to reach his destination.
According to him, up to six civilians were killed and a number of others including three members of the security forces were injured, the official added without specifying the number wounded.
Italian non-governmental organisation, Hospital Emergency, said 12 wounded patients, including a child, were brought to the hospital after the blast, adding that two others were already dead on arrival.
Reports say the blast occurred at midday on Monday in the city centre during Kabul’s rush hour, as government employees were ending their working day early due to Ramadan.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
According to dpa news agency, when the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, the so-called Islamic State group intensified its attacks in Afghanistan.
It’s mainly targeting religious minorities, members of the Taliban and areas where foreign diplomats live.
In mid-January, Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry that killed and wounded dozens of people including ministry employees.
Afghanistan has become increasingly isolated from the West due to the Taliban’s draconian policies towards women, their disregard for human rights and their refusal to form a representative government.
