KABUL: According to a Kabul police spokesperson, a bomb explosion on a minibus in a neighborhood of the nation’s capital on Sunday resulted in one death and eleven injuries.
The explosion occurred in the western Kabul neighborhood of Dasht-i-Barchi, which is home to a large number of Shias. The Shia population has historically faced persecution in Afghanistan and is frequently targeted by the Islamic State organization, which views them as heretics.
An IED (improvised explosive device) was placed on a minibus in the Dasht-i-Barchi region, according to a statement released by the Kabul police spokesperson, Khalid Zadran.
He continued by saying that an inquiry was underway.
The bombing happened at roughly 4 p.m., and no one immediately claimed responsibility for it.
Even though there have been significantly fewer lethal attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021 and halted their insurgency, certain armed organizations, such as Daesh, are still a menace.
But only yesterday, Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s spokesperson, called Western nations’ worries about Daesh and other terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan “baseless and mere propaganda.”
ToloNews reported that Mujahid claimed the government has total authority over Afghanistan’s terrain and that no internal nor international rogue organizations are permitted to function there.
“Afghanistan has waged a fierce battle against the Daesh phenomenon, and their headquarters have been entirely demolished in the country. Afghan security personnel are keeping an eye on the remaining two percent. Afghanistan is not threatened by this occurrence, and no one is threatened by it, the speaker stated.
