At least 10 people died in an explosion in Kabul
IS says that one of its members managed to detonate the bomb on top of it by passing through the security barriers of the Taliban
The regional wing of the Islamic State (IS) extremist organization has claimed responsibility for the explosion in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Explosion less as a result 10 one person died and another 53 were injured news is given.
Amaq of the armed group news agency’s telegram channel reports that one of the members of IS managed to detonate the bomb above him by passing through the security barriers of the Taliban.
After the Taliban seized power in August 2021, it has been targeted by IS-Khorasan.
The security headquarters of the Taliban governmentmn spokesman Khaled Zadran He confirmed to RFE/RL that the explosion took place on January 13 at 16:00 local time.
The spokesman said that the suicide bomber tried to enter the ministry but was unable to do so.
Very conflicting information
Italy following the explosion NGOMore than 40 wounded people were brought to the surgery department of one of them news is given.
UN and several other countries strongly condemned the attack.
Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai In a Twitter post, he called the incident “terror against humanity and Islamic values.”
One of the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told RFE/RL that the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were not in the building when the incident happened.
However, the same source said that the explosion was very strong and people died.
Another source said that explosion when it happened, a meeting between Taliban representatives and Chinese officials was taking place in the building.
Deputy spokesperson of the ministry Zia Ahmed Tekel and said that there was no such meeting at all.