Daesh claimed responsibility for today's blast in Kabul, which wounded at least 22 people, following a similar attack on Friday
Taliban officials insist their forces have defeated Daesh, but analysts say the group remains a key security challenge.
A bomb blast has hit a busy shopping street in the western part of Afghanistan's capital Kabul, wounding 22 people. The blast on Saturday took place at a district of the city where members of the Shia Muslim community regularly meet, witnesses said.Video footage posted online showed ambulances rushing to the scene which is also near bus stations.
On Friday, at least eight people were killed and 18 injured in a blast in Kabul that was also carried out by Daesh.Deadly bomb attack hits Afghan capitalThe number of violent public attacks across Afghanistan has fallen since the Taliban returned to power in August last year, but Daesh has continued to target Shia Muslims, whom it views as heretics.
Taliban officials insist their forces have defeated Daesh, but analysts say the group remains a key security challenge.
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