The IS-K terrorist group claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion on Saturday in Kabul’s Pol-e-Sokhta neighborhood, which reportedly killed two people and injured at least 22 others.
The Pol-e-Sokhta area of Kabul’s police district 6 was the site of the explosion, which happened at 03:30 local time, on Saturday. Witnesses on the site claimed that the explosion targeted the Shi’ite mourners for Muharram.
The Taliban spokesman for Kabul Police Office, Khalid Zadran, stated that two people were killed and 22 others were injured as a consequence of the blast.
Zadran revealed that explosive materials had been put in a vase.
However, Mawlawi Zabihullah, the head of Kabul’s police district 6, told the local media that three civilians were killed and seven others were wounded in this explosion.
According to a health official from a private hospital in Kabul, who was quoted by Reuters, the explosion resulted in at least eight fatalities and 22 injuries.
The IS-K was also responsible for the explosion in the Sar-e-Kariz area of western Kabul, which killed eight people and injured 18.
Despite the Taliban’s claims that they have taken security precautions to safeguard the Muharram ceremony’s safety, two consecutive days have seen devastating explosions in Kabul’s west.
