Bomb Hits Minibus in Kabul, Killing 2 Afghan Civilians

A Minibus Explodes in Kabul, Killing at Least 2 Civilians and Wounding 14 Others

ISLAMABAD—A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others, a Taliban official said Saturday. It was the first attack in the country in 2024. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion happened in the western part of the city, in the Dashti Barchi area. Police launched an investigation, he said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for th…

IS claims bus blast that killed two in Kabul

KABUL, Jan 7 — The Islamic State group claimed responsiblity for a blast that killed two people and wounded 14 others on a bus in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood in Kabul on Saturday. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion occurred in the capital’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood — an enclave of the historically oppressed Shiite Hazara community. “According to initial information, unfortunately, two civilians in the bus were killed a…

Bomb Hits Minibus in Kabul, Killing 2 Afghan Civilians

ISLAMABAD — A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Saturday evening, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others. The attack occurred in the city’s western Dasht-e-Barchi Shiite Muslim neighborhood. Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Taliban-led Kabul police, confirmed the casualties, saying the injured were rushed to hospitals and the bombing was under investigation. No group immediately took credit …

The blast took place in the Dasht-e-Barchi district, an enclave of the historically oppressed Shi'ite Hazara Muslim community, Agerpres reported, citing AFP. According to initial reports, unfortunately, two civilians on board the bus lost their lives and another 14 were injured and hospitalized,” Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said in a statement. In November, seven people were killed in an explosion on a bus in Dasht-e-Barchi, claimed by …

A minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 others

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others, a Taliban official said Saturday. It was the first attack in the country in 2024.

A minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 others

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others, a Taliban official said Saturday. It was the first attack in the country in 2024. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion happened in the western part of the city, in the Dashti Barchi area. Police launched an investigation, he said. No one immediately claimed responsibilit…