Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds severalYesterday

A bomb exploded close to a checkpoint at Kabul’s army airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “a number of” folks, a Taliban official mentioned, the primary lethal blast of 2023 in Afghanistan.

Nobody instantly claimed duty for the assault, however the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group – referred to as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province – has elevated its assaults because the Taliban takeover in 2021. Targets have included Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority.

The army airport is round 200 meters from the civilian airport and near the Inside Ministry, itself the positioning of a suicide bombing final October that killed a minimum of 4 folks.

Inside Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor mentioned the blast left a number of folks lifeless and wounded. He gave no actual figures or additional details about the bombing, saying particulars of an investigation will likely be shared later.

Though Taliban safety forces prevented pictures and filming immediately on the blast web site, the checkpoint appeared broken however intact. It’s on Airport Highway, which ends up in high-security neighbourhoods housing authorities ministries, overseas embassies and the presidential palace.

A spokesman for the Kabul police chief, Khalid Zadran, was not instantly obtainable for remark.