{"id":13906,"date":"2023-03-28T08:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=13906"},"modified":"2023-03-28T08:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:16:01","slug":"daesh-claims-responsibility-for-the-suicide-attack-in-kabul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2023\/03\/daesh-claims-responsibility-for-the-suicide-attack-in-kabul\/","title":{"rendered":"Daesh claims responsibility for the suicide attack in Kabul"},"content":{"rendered":"

KABUL (SW) – Daesh or the so-called ISIS has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul on Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Amaq propaganda\u00a0news agency affiliated with ISIS has announced that a suicide attack near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul was carried out by a member of this group.<\/p>\n

This group has claimed that 20 people, including diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were killed and wounded as a result of this attack.<\/p>\n

Last evening, the interior ministry confirmed that a suicide attack near the foreign ministry killed at least six civilians and wounded several others on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The attacker was targeted by Afghan forces but the explosives he carried detonated and \u201ckilled six civilians and wounded a number of others\u201d, ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor tweeted on Monday.<\/p>\n

It is said that as a result of the explosion of explosives three soldiers of the Islamic Emirate were also injured.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Interior did not give any more details about this, but added that it will share more information about the incident with the media later.<\/p>\n

Khalid Zadaran, the spokesman of the Kabul police command, also confirmed the incident and said that six people were killed and several others were injured in the incident.<\/p>\n

A hospital run by an Italian NGO said it received some patients at its surgical centre in capital Kabul specialising in treating victims of Afghanistan\u2019s long war.<\/p>\n

A tweet from the NGO said at least one child was among the injured.<\/p>\n

The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. No group has claimed responsibility so far.<\/p>\n

Two witnesses told the Reuters news agency they heard the sound of a large explosion near the heavily fortified area that is home to several government buildings and foreign embassies.<\/p>\n

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Kabul and other urban areas have been hit by attacks in recent months, some of which have been claimed by Daesh, or the ISIL (ISIS).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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