KABUL, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Casualties were feared as a blast rocked Dasht-i-Barchi area in the western edge of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, on Thursday, eyewitnesses said.
The blast took place in a Barchi center market at around 02:30 p.m. local time, according to the eyewitnesses who declined to give their names.
Afghan officials have yet to make any comment.
However, police have cordoned off the area and did not allow journalists to reach the impact site.
This is the second blast in Dasht-i-Barchi locality and the third blast in Kabul city since Saturday.
The rival Daesh or Islamic State outfit has claimed responsibility for the blast, which targeted a mini-bus in Dasht-i-Barchi area on Saturday, leaving five dead and injured 15 others. ■
