Kabul: A bomb attack targeting the country’s first vice-president’s convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Wednesday killed 10 civilians and injured at least a dozen people, including The Vice President also includes several bodyguards. The Ministry of Home Affairs gave this information.
Officials said that no organization has yet claimed responsibility for the immediate attack and the Taliban denied the role in the attack. The first Vice President of the country, Amarullah Saleh, is a minor scorch in this bomb attack. Saleh has served as Afghanistan’s intelligence chief.
He told television shortly after the attack that he was safe and that he was moderately scorched. TV footage shows him wearing a bandage in one hand. Saleh is seen in the footage saying that he and his younger son are safe. His younger sons were with him at the time of the attack.
He said, “My face and hands are lightly burnt with flames.” I do not have exact information yet but I apologize to those who died and who lost property in this attack. ” His spokesman Rajwan Murad called the attack a “dangerous attempt” to end Saleh’s life.
He said that the roads in the concerned area have been closed. The Ministry of Home Affairs said that Saleh’s convoy was passing through that part of Kabul where gas cylinders for cooking and heating homes are sold. Many shops caught fire due to this explosion. After the explosion there were demolition marks at the scene. After the explosion, at least 10 shops were on fire and glass of dozens of nearby houses was broken.
Cars were damaged and debris was strewn. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian has confirmed to the Associated Press that Saleh’s convoy was targeted in this bomb attack. He had said that at least two civilians died in the blast but later the number of dead increased to 10. The ministry said at least 15 people were injured. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied the role of the organization in the immediate aftermath of the attack. The Taliban and the Islamic State are active in Kabul and there is an atmosphere of tension ahead of possible talks between an official delegation of Afghanistan and the Taliban.
