An explosion outside the military airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday killed multiple people and injured several others, according to media reports citing officials. Taliban-run Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor said the incident occurred at the gate next to Kabul International Airport and the cause remains unclear, AFP reported.
“This morning, there was an explosion outside the Kabul military airport, due to which several of our citizens were martyred and injured,” Takor told Reuters. He added that an investigation into the incident is underway. “Several of our compatriots have been martyred and injured in the explosion,” Takor said, AFP reported.
According to WION correspondent Anas Mallick, at least eight people were killed and 10 injured in the blast. However, officials did not release further details on the number of people injured or killed. Meanwhile, residents said they heard a loud explosion just before 8:00 am (local time) on the military side of the airport and that the area has since been sealed off by security forces, Reuters reported.
This comes weeks after at least five Chinese nationals were injured after gunmen stormed a popular hotel in Kabul, and Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack. The militant group has recently attacked a number of key locations in the Afghan capital, including the Russian and Pakistani embassies. Hundreds of people have been injured or killed in such attacks so far since the Taliban took over the country in 2021.
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