Blast wounds 2 children in Afghanistan's Kabul: official-Xinhua

Blast wounds 2 children in Afghanistan's Kabul: official

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-04-21 16:37:30

An Afghan security force member stands guard near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2022. At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said. It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

KABUL, April 21 (Xinhua) -- At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said.

It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details.

In the meantime, an eyewitness on the condition of anonymity claimed that the blast targeted a learning course named "Moral" in Charahi Qambar area of Police District 5.

The roadside bomb explosion is the third security incident in Kabul since Tuesday. On Tuesday two bomb blasts targeted a school in Police District 18, leaving at least 6 people dead and many others wounded. A blast on Wednesday also injured one person, according to police.

Afghan security force members stand guard near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2022. At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said. It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

An Afghan security force member stands guard near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2022. At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said. It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)