Huge Blast Rocks Kabul’s Diplomatic Quarter near US Embassy

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A huge explosion rocked the diplomatic quarter of Kabul, where international embassies, including that of the US, are located, as well as the Afghan Defense Ministry.

An official from the Afghan Interior Ministry, Mohammad Hamayun Aini, confirmed that the explosion had occurred to Pajhwok News.

The blast went off in the Macrorayan area of Kabul when a magnetic Improvised explosive device [IED] was placed on a vehicle belonging to the Afghan National Army [ANA].

According to Pajhwok, an ANA vehicle was the target of the attack, which took place near the Defense Ministry.
There had also been reports suggesting that the blast took place near Maiwand Bank.

Afghan MoD deputy spokesman, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Radminsh pointed out that an ANA lieutenant and a civilian were wounded in the explosion that took place in the ninth police district around 9am.

He said it was unclear whether the civilian injured in the incident was with the ANA officer or a pedestrian. The wounded were evacuated to hospital and their condition is said to be stable.

As usual, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said many ANA officers had been killed or wounded in the incident.

Kabul was the site of a huge attack plotted by the Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] Takfiri group that targeted a mass demonstration in July, when several blasts left at least 80 people dead and 231 injured.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team