A bomb exploded close to a checkpoint at Kabul’s army airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” folks, a Taliban official stated, the primary lethal blast of 2023 in Afghanistan.
No one instantly claimed duty for the assault, however the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group– generally known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province– has elevated its assaults for the reason that Taliban takeover in 2021. Targets have included Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority.
The army airport is round 200 meters (219 yards) from the civilian airport and near the Interior Ministry, itself the location of a suicide bombing final October that killed not less than 4 folks.
Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor stated the blast left a number of folks lifeless and wounded. He gave no precise figures or additional details about the bombing, saying particulars of an investigation will likely be shared later.
Although Taliban safety forces prevented pictures and filming straight on the blast web site, the checkpoint appeared broken however intact. It is on Airport Road, which results in high-security neighborhoods housing authorities ministries, overseas embassies and the presidential palace.
A spokesman for the Kabul police chief, Khalid Zadran, was not instantly accessible for remark.
