At least 10 people wounded after explosion allegedly targeted country’s acting defence ministe
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A powerful explosion rocked an upscale neighbourhood of Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday in an attack that apparently targeted the country’s acting defence minister. At least 10 people were wounded, a health official said.
No one immediately took responsibility for the attack, but it came as Taliban insurgents have been pressing ahead with an offensive that is putting pressure on the provincial capitals in the south and west of the country.Interior Ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanekzai said the blast happened in the posh Sherpur neighbourhood, which is in a deeply secure section of the capital known as the green zone. It is home to several senior government officials.
A party leader and former vice president, Younus Qanooni, reassured the party in a message shared on social media that the minister and his family were safe. Details of the attack were sketchy even as it ended, but gunmen appeared to have entered the area after the explosion. Stanekzai said all four attackers were eventually killed by security personnel and a cleanup operation was conducted by police. All roads leading to the minister’s house and guest house were closed, he said.
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