Explosions and gunfire rock Afghanistan's capital Kabul, targeting a minister and several govt buildings
An Afghan security personnel inspects inside a building at the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul on August 4, 2021.
Powerful explosions rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul in an attack that apparently targeted the country's acting defence minister and government buildings. The explosions left at least eight dead, including three attackers, and at least 23 people were wounded, a health official said on Wednesday.No one immediately took responsibility for the attack, but it comes as the Taliban press on with a campaign to capture major cities across Afghanistan, after gaining control of much of the rural parts in recent months.
Interior Ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanekzai said the first blast injured at least 20 people in the upscale Sherpur neighbourhood, which is in a deeply secure section of the capital known as the green zone. Just hours later on Wednesday morning, roadside bombs targeted multiple government buildings, including National Directorate of Security, Defence Ministry and Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled.No group has claimed responsibility.
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